An epidural is a common form of pain medication administered during childbirth, and it's something that doctors and pregnant people have come to count on. But is there an epidural shortage in the ...

I wanted my baby's birth to be perfect. My obsession almost drove me nuts.

“Following the advice from my National Childbirth Trust [NCT] course, I put my epidural request at the top of my birth plan in block capitals and bold type. Then I laminated it.” Few birth ...

Alanna Ubach and Thomas Russo Jr. Welcome Son Thomas Rodolfo When it comes to getting an epidural during childbirth, Ubach advises pregnant women, “Don’t be a martyr” and to save themselves ...

it should be made clear that an epidural, which is an injection administered by an anaesthetist in the back, is a common and completely normal method of pain relief during childbirth and surgery.

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.

Women who experience a long childbirth won’t necessarily remember ... is particularly interesting given the common use of epidural analgesia,” says psychological scientist Eran Chajut of ...

Augmented Reality (AR) software has been developed by researchers at the University of Dundee to increase accuracy in ...

During pregnancy, you’ll face many decisions, one of them being whether to use pain medication in childbirth. While it’s not right for everyone, choosing to go without medication during labor can have ...

During fiscal 2022, 386 women opted for the pain-relief method during childbirth. It is performed by inserting a thin tube into the epidural space of the spine and injecting a local anesthetic.