The American Society of Anesthesiologists estimates more than 60 percent of women in labor choose to have an epidural. It is one of the safest and most effective tools in managing the pain of ...

Objective is to examine the effect of epidural analgesia in first stage of labor on occurrence of cesarean and operative vaginal deliveries in nulliparous women and multiparous women without a ...

"Hours after the epidural I started to have panic attacks from being nervous and not being able to feel my legs. It was 2 am ...

Leigh Milner had one requirement for her upcoming birth: she wanted epidural pain relief. “I dreaded being in agony and knew I’d enjoy my pregnancy if I could avoid suffering during labour ...

Typically, spinals are used during the pushing stage of labour – especially when there’s no time for an epidural. Spinals are also often used in emergency situations where intervention such as a ...

Women in labour should be offered an alternative to an epidural spinal block injection, say new draft guidelines for the NHS. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE ...

And most women know when they really get into true labor. Keith Eddleman ... the answer is it depends on whether or not you have an epidural in place. Sometimes it takes a little longer if ...

"They didn't trust me as a woman to know my own body," she added, saying she "felt I was being judged, asking for an epidural". She said she was then left in the labour room "for several hours ...

The NHS has written that it’s not the most effective pain relief, with 1 in 10 women ending up needing an epidural. Spinals and epidurals are also used if the birth ends up being a C-section. So, it ...

Bookmark it now and read about everything you need to know about epidural and f actors you should consider before signing up for a prenatal class. Is your birth plan ready, do you know what ...