Medical Futurist March 10, 2020
Back in 2016, Erin Martucci didn’t expect to be among the first women to experience virtual reality during childbirth, she just wanted to deliver her baby girl without epidural, narcotics or any other drugs for the labor pain. However, when her doctor, Ralph Anderson introduced her the equipment, the calming beach scene and the soothing audio giving her breathing instructions really helped her through the most difficult parts of labor.
Since then, the technique has picked up steam and has been the subject of scientific studies. One of the most recent ones explored the statistical benefit of using VR for pain reduction in labour and delivery (L&D).
The Medical Futurist asked Martucci, Dr. Anderson and the team behind the recent...
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