labor epidural
Delivery pain block
A labor epidural is regional anesthesia delivered through a catheter into the epidural space of the spine to relieve pain during childbirth.
The procedure numbs the lower body while allowing the mother to remain awake and alert.
It's the most common form of pain relief during labor in many countries: She decided on a labor epidural after twelve hours of contractions.
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- contractionReduction in size
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- spinalOf the backbone
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
numbing · childbirth · birth plan · due date · pain relief · pain management · pushing · needle · lower back · anesthesiologist · hospital · hospital bed · medication · birthing · numbness · IV · monitor · cervix
labor epiduralnatural childbirth
Delivery without medical intervention
general anesthesia · hypnobirthing · nitrous oxide · twilight sleep · conscious sedation
labor epiduralnatural childbirth
Delivery without medical intervention
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