ప్రసవసమయంలో రెండు అనస్తీసియా పద్దతులు ప్రపంచవ్యాప్తంగా సర్వసాధారణంగా ఉపయోగించబడుతున్నాయి
అవి:
1. సిస్టమిక్ మెడికేషన్స్(దైహిక మందులు)(దైహిక ఔషధ ప్రయోగం)
2. రీజనల్ అనెస్తీషియా
Epidural anesthesia and spinal anesthesia are called regional anesthetics because they anesthetize one specific region of the body. These are popular for childbirth because the pain relief is excellent and very little medication reaches the baby. The medications used here include local anesthetics (e.g. novocaine-like medications such as bupivacaine) and narcotics. These medications block the nerves that carry sensations of pain from the uterus and cervix back to the spinal cord in the back bone and brain. This method allows you to be awake and alert, yet relatively free of pain. Although rare, side effects and complications do exist (see section on “Side effects and complications’)