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• tens = TENS machine, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation = Small electrical pulses from the audio-cassette-sized TENS machine prevent pain signals from the womb and cervix from reaching your brain and also stimulate your body to release its own natural "feel-good" endorphins, easing the first half (and possibly more) of labour.

  Read about using the TENS machine during Eloise's birth.

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