Professor Daniel Matzer

Many women will want to proceed

and just have a go, knowing that it's quick.

But there are other options, and increasingly the green whistle is being offered to women, which has previously been used in emergency settings by paramedics in cases like fractures or other conditions where pain is being experienced.

The green whistle can be held by the woman and administered to women

You know, she administers that to herself and so that helps the woman feel that she's in control and can regulate things.

It's worth talking through the options with the provider and to settle on something that the woman feels she can deal with.