epidural anesthesia
Birthing pain block
Epidural anesthesia is pain relief delivered by injecting anesthetic into the space around the spinal cord, numbing the lower body while the patient remains conscious.
It's most commonly used during childbirth: She opted for an epidural during labor.
Also used for surgeries below the waist.
Often shortened to epidural: The epidural finally kicked in.
- backReverse side; support
- lower backSpine's bottom section
- lidocaineTopical numbing medication
- dura materOutermost cerebral membrane
- lumbar regionSpine's lower section
pain · sterile technique · spinal cord · obstetrics · birth plan · delivery room · dermatome · analgesia · spinal tap · relief · nerve block · numbness · meninges · postoperative care · labor pain · cesarean section · needle · catheter
- Anesthesiologysedation, ether, chloroform, nitrous oxide, halothane
- Epiduralsspinal block
epidural anesthesiageneral anesthesia
Drug-induced unconsciousness for surgery
epidural anesthesianatural childbirth
Delivery without medical intervention
hypnobirthing · unmedicated · feeling everything · meditation techniques · water birth