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 ...

An epidural is an anesthetic delivered through a catheter (small tube) into a potential space outside the spinal cord called the epidural space. Using this catheter, we are able to infuse a solution ...

Research has provided new insights into the mechanisms and management of analgesia in labor and has shed more light on the timing of epidural labor analgesia, the choice of local anesthetics ...

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Did you know? Labour pain relieving drug may cut need for epidural Prescribing women a new drug called remifentanil to help manage their labour pain may halve the need for an epidural than the ...

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Natalie Bancroft delivered a healthy, 11-lb. baby boy at home without an epidural Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering everything from the NFL to tennis to Simone Biles ...

Much of that was due to her labor going so smoothly for both patient ... It’s unknown if Kate had an epidural, but the ease of which she appeared to walk from the hospital, it seems unlikely ...