Epidurals can reduce the risk of serious complications for mothers during childbirth, a study of more than half a million Britons found. Those who had the pain relief had a smaller chance ...

Objective is to examine the effect of epidural analgesia in first stage of labor on occurrence of cesarean and operative vaginal deliveries in nulliparous women and multiparous women without a ...

Mothers who opt for pain relieving epidurals during labour are missing out on the benefits brought by the pain of giving birth, so says senior male midwife, Dr Denis Walsh. Childbirth may be painful ...

But if the mother does not experience the need to push, a possible result of having received an epidural, an injection of anesthetic to help ease the discomfort of labor, doctors or nurses will ...

I'm like, don't give me the epidural, I'm going to go all natural. But by the time that the water broke and that I'm throwing up, I'm just like, please give me the epidural, please give me the ...

The book presents clear, practical information and advice for all those involved in caring for women throughout pregnancy and labour. It is fully comprehensive, covering all medical aspects of ...