Back pain during labor

OBGYN Mike Brisinger, MD, explains the cause of back labor or back pain during labor and what the best methods for treating the pain are
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Back labor is when you have a pain in labor that's usually felt in the lower back rather than in front of the stomach. It's very common in labor to have this; you really can't prevent this. Some back labor's caused by the baby looking the wrong way. The baby's born with the face looking up, or sun side up, versus looking down. To prevent it, really you can't do much about it. But you can help it by epidural of course, pain medication, massage, warm shower, and just walking and rocking, those kind of things.

OBGYN Mike Brisinger, MD, explains the cause of back labor or back pain during labor and what the best methods for treating the pain are

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Mikael Brisinger, MD

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Dr. Mikael N Brisinger practices Obstetrics and Gynecology at Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles. He has been practicing medicine for over 22 years. Dr. Brisinger did his residency at UCLA Medical Center and has been on the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology since 1997. He is a native to Sweden, and has five children. He loves outdoor activities and spending quality with his kids. 

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Back labor is when you have a pain in labor that's usually felt in the lower back rather than in front of the stomach. It's very common in labor to have this; you really can't prevent this. Some back labor's caused by the baby looking the wrong way. The baby's born with the face looking up, or sun side up, versus looking down. To prevent it, really you can't do much about it. But you can help it by epidural of course, pain medication, massage, warm shower, and just walking and rocking, those kind of things.