There are a lot of reasons this pain-management procedure is used by two-thirds of laboring moms. Here’s how an epidural works and how to decide if it’s right for you.

Objectives To explore allophone immigrant women’s knowledge and perceptions of epidural analgesia for labour pain, in order to identify their information needs prior to the procedure. Design We ...

Three health care professionals at United Health Center have been recognized for their excellence in patient care.

With advancements in medical treatments around the world, childbirth no longer has to mean enduring overwhelming pain, thanks to epidural analgesia. An epidural is a form of pain relief that ...

Brittany Sharpe McCollum, founder of Blossoming Bellies Wholistic Birth Services, shares her tips for an empowering labor and ...

The Tokyo metropolitan government will subsidize the cost of “painless delivery,” the use of an epidural or other anesthetics during childbirth, for Tokyo residents starting in fiscal 2025.

Kate Cross has played 98 games for England across all three formats England bowler Kate Cross has had an epidural in an attempt to recover from a back injury and be fit for the Women's Ashes.

Tokyo is considering a subsidy for epidural childbirths in the 2025 fiscal year in an attempt to reverse the city’s declining birthrate. Japan’s birthrate, which is defined as the average ...

One study suggests that a sitting or standing position used during the first stage of labor resulted in an 80% reduction in continuous back pain. It also reduced back pain with contractions by 50%. A ...

After an hour and a half of intense, frequent contractions, H.L. requested an epidural. A cervical examination revealed labor had progressed to 6 to 7 cm, 100% effaced, and 0 station. Twenty ...

"Within labor, there's a lot of decisions that have ... Chary saw a differing, even contradictory advice on social media about getting an epidural. For example, "You might want to wait later ...