This small machine is attached to your back using sticky electrode pads, and it sends mild and painless electrical pulses through your body, disrupting the nerves that transmit pain. It may also boost your body’s natural pain-killing endorphin production. TENS is most effective in early labour.TENS machines can be hired or purchased online, or in some larger retailers. Make sure the machine you get is designed specifically for labour as there are many different types.
This small machine is attached to your back using sticky electrode pads, and it sends mild and painless electrical pulses through your body, disrupting the nerves that transmit pain. It may also boost your body’s natural pain-killing endorphin production. TENS is most effective in early labour.
TENS machines can be hired or purchased online, or in some larger retailers. Make sure the machine you get is designed specifically for labour as there are many different types.
