TENS hire survey

This survey is for all women who are pregnant or have given birth, about TENS machines and their use in labour. A TENS machine is a method of pain relief that uses a mild electrical current sent through pads attached to the skin to reduce the pain signals going to the spinal cord and brain, and help relieve pain and relax muscles.

Your answers will be used anonymously to improve maternity services at the Royal Berkshire Hospital. The survey is being run by Reading Maternity Voices, an independent NHS body run by service user representatives that works with the RBH to improve local maternity care and services, on behalf of a hospital midwife.
You can find out more about the Partnership at www.readingmaternityvoices.org.uk

Thank you for completing this survey. If you would like to make any more comments about your maternity care, please email chair@readingmaternityvoices.org.uk

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* 1. Which of the following benefits of using a TENS machine in labour are you aware of, if any? Please select all that apply.

It can be used as soon as labour starts

It assists your body to make its own natural pain relief, called endorphins

It eases back ache

It blocks pain signals to your brain

It’s portable

It’s easy to use

It helps you stay mobile

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* 2. Would you like, or would you have liked, the option to hire a TENS machine from the hospital during labour?

Yes

Not sure

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* 3. Would you be, or would you have been, prepared to pay a refundable deposit to hire a TENS machine during labour?

Yes

Don’t know

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* 4. Do you think a £20 refundable deposit is:

The right amount

Too expensive

Too cheap

TENS hire survey

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* 1. Which of the following benefits of using a TENS machine in labour are you aware of, if any? Please select all that apply.

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* 2. Would you like, or would you have liked, the option to hire a TENS machine from the hospital during labour?

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* 3. Would you be, or would you have been, prepared to pay a refundable deposit to hire a TENS machine during labour?

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* 4. Do you think a £20 refundable deposit is:

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* 5. If you used a TENS machine during labour, please tell us about your experience.