Epidural Birth

An epidural and a similar painkilling treatment called a spinal must be given by an anaesthetist.

Epidural birth. As an ob-gyn shes delivered hundreds of babies. Why You Might Want an Epidural. Most often the epidural takes away your labor pains in your bellyback area.

About 30 per cent of women have an epidural or spinal during labour or after the birth HSCIC 2013. Does It Hurt to Give Birth Without an Epidural. It hurts like nothing I could ever describe despite my wide vocabulary yet Ill try.

To help make your birthing experience a beautiful one we tell you what you need to know when it comes to choosing between a natural birth or using an epidural. None of us seem to endure a natural birth and then switch to an epidural the second time. Every pregnant woman has the right to decide what childbirth experience is the best for her.

Lets go over some statistics and information to clear up each type of births risks benefits and safety. An epidural will help to relieve your pain during birthwhether its vaginal or via c-sectionwhile also allowing you to be awake and alert. As a patient though this will be her first.

There is a lot of misunderstanding about natural birth versus epidural injections even to the point of confusion in the terminology itself. During labour and childbirth including caesareans. Its designed to provide positive education about what an epidural entails and what to expect from the procedure.

An epidural is a procedure that injects a local anaesthetic in to the space around the spinal nerves in your lower back. With an epidural you can usually move and can push your baby out when you need to. Most hospitals use low-dose epidurals that contain a mixture.