Este segundo volumen del conjunto Manejo del dolor enseña a los futuros padres varias formas en que pueden manejar el dolor, de forma medicada, incluidos los beneficios y los riesgos. Volumen 2: Analgésicos y epidurales cubre: analgésicos y descripción general y procedimiento de la epidural, los beneficios y riesgos de la epidural y el trabajo de parto con una epidural.

Conozca a los padres con diversos planes de parto, como usar una clínica de partos independiente y un parto sin medicamentos. También aprenderá sobre las doulas y cómo están capacitadas en técnicas de manejo del dolor para orientarla durante el trabajo de parto.

Esto muestra el beneficio para su bebé al dejar de fumar. También muestra los daños que le pueden pasar a su bebé si no deja de fumar.

People who begin drinking before age 15 are four times more likely to develop alcoholism than those who begin at age 21. This program focuses on three teenagers-Trisha, ChiQuita, and Matt-as they candidly reflect on their first tastes of alcohol, how they got hooked on getting drunk, and how they finally summoned the strength to stop drinking, once and for all. Interviews with experienced addiction counselors stress easy availability and societal...

Schizoaffective disorder is a form of psychosis and a mental illness in which a person experiences a combination of schizophrenia symptoms. People affected often have hallucinations or delusions, as well as mood disorder symptoms such as mania or depression. We meet Lynne Fisher, whose life was turned upside down by the onset of this illness, as she battled through five years of symptoms to find a treatment plan that enables her to live a constructive...

"Strategies for pain relief from a doctor with twenty-five years experience in integrative and functional medicine, with an emphasis on integrative pain medicine. Includes expert information on acupuncture, medication, chiropractic techniques, nutrition, intramuscular stimulation, diet changes, and exercise"--Provided by publisher.

Dr. Leora Kuttner, an award-winning filmmaker and an international expert in pediatric pain management, brings us this groundbreaking and comprehensive look at the emerging field of pediatric palliative care. At the film's heart are five remarkable young people who speak with profound clarity and wisdom about being alive and their approach to death. Layering their stories with interviews, the film is a unique portrait of how families and professionals...

Everyone knows the statistics. Tobacco is the leading contributor to thousands of deaths and debilitating illnesses. So why do teens continue to smoke? The first part of this program explores not only why teens start, but also why it's so hard to stop, why our society allows tobacco companies to promote a lethal drug utilizing state-of-the-art media persuasion techniques, how tobacco is economically entrenched in our system, and why politicians avoid...

Seven million Americans suffer from migraines, and 50 percent of them find no relief with available medications. This ABC News report investigates a new treatment that is showing some good results. TMS or Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation sends a magnetic pulse into the brain to disrupt the electrical storm that precedes a migraine.

Learn common words and rating scales that patients use to communicate their types and levels of pain.