{"id":798,"date":"2022-01-26T01:50:59","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T07:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/?p=798"},"modified":"2022-02-21T13:49:32","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T19:49:32","slug":"pudendal-block","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/healthy-pregnancy\/labor-and-birth\/pudendal-block\/","title":{"rendered":"Pudendal Block"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>pudendal block<\/strong> gets its name because a <a title=\"Local Anesthesia\" href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/labor-and-birth\/local-anesthesia\/\">local anesthetic,<\/a> such as <em>lidocaine or chloroprocaine<\/em>, is injected into the pudendal canal where the pudendal nerve is located.<\/p>\n<p>This allows quick pain relief to the perineum, vulva, and vagina. A pudendal block is usually given in the <a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/labor-and-birth\/second-stage\/\">second stage of labor<\/a> just before delivery of the baby. It relieves pain around the vagina and rectum as the baby comes down the birth canal. It is also helpful just before an <a title=\"Episiotomy\" href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/labor-and-birth\/episiotomy\/\">episiotomy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Lidocaine<\/em> is usually preferred for a pudendal block because it has a longer duration than <em>chloroprocaine, <\/em>which usually lasts less than one hour.<\/p>\n<h2>Things to know about a pudendal block<\/h2>\n<p><strong>A pudendal block may involve one or more of the following risks:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Large doses of local anesthesia may be needed to experience relief<\/li>\n<li>Local anesthesia <a title=\"Medication\" href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/medication\/\">medications<\/a> enter the bloodstream and cross the placenta<\/li>\n<li>Some babies have trouble breastfeeding immediately after birth<\/li>\n<li>Risk of local anesthetic toxicity<\/li>\n<li>Risk of a hematoma (blood clot)<\/li>\n<li>Risk of infection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h4>Want to Know More?<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/healthy-pregnancy\/labor-and-birth\/birth-plan\/\">Birth Plan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/healthy-pregnancy\/labor-and-birth\/signs-of-labor\/\">Signs of Labor<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Compiled using information from the following sources:<\/strong><br \/>\nWilliam\u2019s Obstetrics Twenty-Second Ed. Cunningham, F. Gary, et al, Ch. 19.<br \/>\nDanforth\u2019s Obstetrics and Gynecology Ninth Ed. Scott, James R., et al, Ch. 3.<br \/>\nRansjo-Arvidson A et al. Maternal analgesia during labor disturbs newborn behavior: effects on breastfeeding, temperature, and crying. Birth 28(1):5-12.<br \/>\nThe Physician&#8217;s Desk Reference (Oradel,NJ: Medical Economics Go., 1996).<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The pudendal block gets its name because a local anesthetic, such as lidocaine or chloroprocaine, is injected into the pudendal canal where the pudendal nerve is located. This allows quick pain relief to the perineum, vulva, and vagina. 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