epidural block
Labor pain relief
An epidural block is a form of anesthesia injecting medication into the space around the spinal cord to numb the lower body.
Most commonly used during childbirth to manage labor pain: She opted for an epidural block when contractions intensified.
Also used for surgical procedures and chronic pain management.
Often shortened to simply epidural.
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- spinalOf the backbone
- spinal cordBrain's extension through vertebrae
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- labor painsChildbirth's physical distress
delivery · contractions · numbing · catheter · lumbar · lower back · pain relief · pain management · childbirth · needle · nerve · injection · hospital · hospital gown · birthing · birth plan · natural birth · numb
presence vs. absence of anesthesia
epidural blocknatural childbirth
Delivery without medical intervention
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