[New approach in the Screening Program for the early detection of cervical cancer in Galicia.].

Cervical cancer (CUC) is the fourth most common gynaecological malignancy worldwide, the second most common in low- and middle-income countries. The human papilloma virus (HPV) is the main cause of CUU and considered a necessary but not sufficient cause for its development. In Spain, Pap smear and HPV testing are the main screening strategies for UCC.

[Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for Pain Management During Labor].

Currently, epidural analgesia is considered the most used method for pain management during labor, but this technique could have side effects. There are non-pharmacological methods that can be used alternatively or in synergy with epidural analgesia, without adverse effects on maternal and fetal outcomes. These methods include transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS).

[Prevention and detection of obstetric violence: A need in the Spanish delivery rooms?].

Introduction: The obstetric violence (OV) is the type of violence perpetrated against the pregnant woman through acts such as lack of respect to her autonomy and her freedom to decide. The increasing medicalization of the labour process, seems to be associated to this type of violence.

Objective: Our objective is to provide health professionals with the necessary knowledge to be able to inform their patients about their rights and recognize those situations that can imply violence during the care process.

[INMERSION IN HOT WATER: A NATURAL HELPER IN LABOUR].

Introduction: The pain during the birth process is the result of a pile of physiological, psychological and socio-cultural stimulus. In our society, epidural analgesia is the most common technique used in obstetrics to relieve this pain, despite not being harmless. However, there are other complementary techniques based on methods that have demonstrated analgesic effects and they benefit of lacking adverse effects either on the mother or on the fetus.

[MANAGEMENT OF VAGINAL CONES IN THE TREATMENT OF PELVIC FLOOR REHABILITATION].

The pelvic floor (PF) is a sheet of muscles and other tissues that support the pelvic organs in their physiological positions. Throughout women's lives, these structures can become weak or be injured by events such as pregnancy, childbirth, surgery, overweight or constipation. PF dysfunction includes a group of disorders causing urinary incontinence, as well as genital prolapse or pelvic pain, and can significantly deteriorate women's quality of life.

[The birthing ball: rediscovering a non pharmacological resource of great importance in the birth process].

Advances occurred in recent years in obstetrics show that the free movement of the pelvis during labour decreases pain and facilitates the birth of the newborn. Nowadays, many techniques have effective non pharmacological relief in pain during labour. The birthing ball (BB) is one of them, closely linked to freedom of movement, the pelvic tilt and vertical feeding; it has shown a decrease in anxiety and pain during the birthing process and increased rate of normal deliveries.