Labour TENS For hire

BEFORE BOOKING PLEASE CONTACT AQUABUB TO CHECK AVAILABILITY. The standard hire period for TENS is 5 weeks.  Your TENS will be delivered to your address when you reach 37 weeks of pregnancy, and will be due for return within 2 weeks after your expected due date. . Please note:. A $20 non-refundable booking fee i s included in the total hire price.

TENS is a popular method of pain relief as women aim towards drug free labour, and more control over their labour experience. Your TENS pack

The cost to hire a TENS machine includes:

- 5 weeks hire of Neuro Trac Obstetric TENS.
- The purchase of your TENS electrode pads.
- A battery to power your TENS.
- Detailed instructions with step by step set up guide. What are the benefits of TENS for labour?

- Pain relief
- Non sedating
- Can be used at home, at hospital, as well as on the way to hospital
- Safe for mum and baby
- No negative side effects for mum or baby
- Easy to use – even in strong labour
- The unit is small and unobtrusive
- You are in control of the intensity
- You can use it as long as you like
- You can take it off and put it back on as you require
- You can remain active during labour
- It wont interfere with the progress of your labour
- Provides pain relief during home birth 
- Can be used for pain before labour (after 37 weeks of pregnancy)
- Can be used for the birth of the placenta
- Can be used for after pains in the days and weeks after birth
- Can be used in conjunction with other methods of pain relief if required (i.e. gas and air, or morphine / pethidine) What is TENS and how does it work?

TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) delivers very mild electrical impulses to the skin on the lower - mid back and works in two ways to help reduce pain in labour, the ‘Gate Theory’ of pain relief and also by increasing your body’s level of endorphin.

Malzak and Wall proposed the ‘Gate Theory’ in 1965, and it remains the most respected theory of pain perception.  They showed that pain impulses could be overridden and the perception of pain could be altered.  The brain can only cope with a certain amount of information at once, and ‘sensation’ messages are given priority over ‘pain’ messages.  This means that the mild tingling sensation created by TENS travels quickly to the brain and the ‘pain’ messages cause by contractions during labour are reduced, meaning you experience less pain.

TENS stimulates endorphin release (the body’s natural pain killers) to help reduce pain.  Endorphins are opiate – like substances, similar to morphine, but without the side effects.  Endorphins are made in our bodies and produced in response to pain and act as a natural pain killer.  For many women, endorphins will also positively alter the memory of their birth experience and in some cases induce and amnesic effect (forgetting the pain).  Endorphins can therefore empower women and provide a positive memory of her labour and birth. Is TENS safe?

Yes. TENS is among the  safest forms of pain control available to women during childbirth and is widely recommended by midwives.  There are no known negative side effects for either mum or baby.

What does it feel like?

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