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.

Epidurals are the most common form of pain relief women use during labour. More than half of women giving birth hospital have one. An epidural is the injection of anaesthetic into the space around the ...

Epidurals are a popular choice for pain relief during labour. Around one-half of low-risk women giving birth to their first baby at private hospital have an epidural, and around one-third when giving ...

Advert A woman has experienced severe pain for 18 years after giving birth (Getty Stock Images) After nearly 20 years of pain and discomfort, in November of last year, the woman in question approached ...

TOKYO – Tokyo will provide subsidies of up to ¥100,000 for anesthesia given for childbirth from October, Gov. Yuriko Koike said Saturday. The metropolitan government will allocate ¥1.1 billion for the ...

Tokyo will provide subsidies of up to ¥100,000 for anesthesia given for childbirth from October, Gov. Yuriko Koike said Saturday. The metropolitan government will allocate ¥1.1 billion for the ...

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 ...

In North America, acupuncture is rarely used during childbirth, but when it is ... The acupuncture group also used less epidural analgesia (12% vs 22%; RR 0.52, 95% CI 0.30-0.92).

To address the problem, Tokyo mayor Yuriko Koike has pledged to subsidise epidural childbirth “as early as possible” to encourage larger families. Japan desperately needs more children as its ...