TENS Device on Shabbat
Question
Is it permitted to use a TENS device for a woman in labor on Shabbat to alleviate contraction pain? And if so, at what stage?
Answer
Hello,
It is permitted to use the device when there are strong contractions. It should be operated with a modification.
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 330, Se'if 1
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