An epidural is a method of pain relief that a doctor can administer during labor and other medical procedures. However, there are benefits and risks. This article will look at the pros and cons of an ...

Think of it as the mercy shot or the numbing fairy. Here are things you should know about it before you speed into labour As 38 weeks of pregnancy draw to a close, it's time to think about your ...

CHARLOTTE DAWSON has opened up about her “horrible” birthing experience after getting an epidural that went “all wrong”. The mum, who welcomed her third child last year, says the “worst thing she ever ...

Childbirth hurts. No ifs, ands, or buts about it. Thanks to modern medicine, there are some great pain control options out there to make delivering a baby way more bearable—in some cases, virtually ...

As 38 weeks of pregnancy draw to a close, it’s time to think about your birthing options. Ideally, this is something you should discuss with your doctor so that you have pain relief options at your ...

Alicia Dennis receives funding from NHMRC ECF Health Practitioner Fellowship, is a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, is Chair of the Public Practice Advisory Committee ...

An epidural is an anesthetic delivered through a catheter (small tube) into a potential space outside the spinal cord called the epidural space. Using this catheter, we are able to infuse a solution ...

How Does an Epidural Work? You may have heard of the epidural – the pain-relieving anesthesia that some pregnant women get when they’re giving birth. But it has other uses, too. This procedure isn’t ...

Placement of a catheter in the lumbar epidural space allows for the administration of analgesic and local anesthetic agents to a series of dorsal- and ventral-nerve roots that exit the spinal cord and ...