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If you have already had a child and had the privilege of using a Babycare TENS machine then you need not read further. If this is your first time using a TENS then you won't know how it works and how the different options feel."Many studies have revealed that a sense of control is a major contributing factor to a woman's birth experience and her subsequent well-being." PubMed, 2003.It has been discovered that women who feel more in control in labour are calmer, less tense and therefore more com … read more

Our Femme TENS machine is for the lady who likes to be in control but prefers analogue to digital. It doesn't have as many options as the Elle TENS machine but still has a large intensity range, boost button and the ability to affect one pair of pads and not the other.For those who find dials quicker to use and more effective, this TENS machine is for you. There are two dials which adjust the speed and depth of the pulses and a removable boost button if you find that you don’t require it durin … read more

The Obi TENS machine is for the 'digital generation' lady but who still needs things to be straight forward and fairly basic.There are only three controls which are soft buttons located in the centre of the unit. One is a 'booster' button pressed at the beginning of a contraction and the other two are called 'burst' buttons which increase or decrease the intensity of the 'constant' pulses in between contractions. For those who prefer soft, non fiddly buttons to dials and a digital interface th … read more

Suiting things to your personality seems all the rage these days.Psychometric tests indicate what careers you're destined for, Facebook and Google are crammed with quizzes and tests demonstrating 'What is your perfect pet?', 'What type of friends should you socialise with?', 'Which car will suit you most?', 'Which plant will suit you least?'…the list goes on. However, I have not yet found a personality test for pregnant women! Why should they reap different results I hear you cry?...Oh didn't … read more

The Lady TENS machine is for the woman who needs absolute simplicity and no fuss. Unlike the other TENS machine there are only two controls and everything else is pre-set. One is a dial controlling the intensity of the 'constant' pulses and the other is a booster button pressed at the onset of a contraction. The intensity levels of this machine are a little less than the other units so this may also be good for the lady who has had a couple of births already and knows that labour is not so in … read more