DVD

Film 1: Coping with Labour pain
            (18 minutes)

Film 2: Your Anaesthetic for Caesarean section
            (16 minutes)

To order

Copies may be ordered from the OAA using the Leaflet and DVD Order Form 

The two films are available on one DVD

The films are intended to improve the information given to expectant mothers and their partners and may be played during antenatal classes supervised by midwives, anaesthetists, midwives and/or GPs.   Each complements the leaflet on the same topic. 

Film 1: Coping with Labour pain

This film describes the types of pain relief available in a maternity unit: Relaxation techniques, water bath, TENS, Entonox, pethidine, epidurals and features interviews with mothers who give their own personal experiences of the benefits and shortcomings of each method.

To see a clip of the film select one the four options below depending on your internet connection/speed: (to save the clip right click and save target as....)

• Windows Media Player 56K Modem 555KB
• Windows Media Player ADSL 3,948KB
• QuickTime Movie (small file size) 1,531KB
• QuickTime Movie (large file size) 2,947KB

Film 2: Your anaesthetic for Caesarean section

This film takes the viewer through the anaesthetic aspects of Caesarean section and discusses the pros and cons of general versus regional anaesthesia.

To see a clip of the film select one of the four options below depending on your internet connection/speed: (to save the clip right click and save target as....)

• Windows Media Player 56K Modem 423KB
• Windows Media Player ADSL 3,068KB
• QuickTime Movie (small file size) 1,154KB
• QuickTime Movie (large file size) 2,829KB