Pregnancy is a period of joy. However, as exciting as it is, childbirth also comes with pain. Fortunately, modern medicine has a solution. Labour pain today does not have to be painful. Among the ...

A caesarean section is a major surgical procedure, carried out when a vaginal birth may pose risks to the mother or baby. Anaesthesia plays a crucial role in ensuring the procedure is safe and ...

An epidural is an injection in your back, near the nerves that carry pain signals from the lower half of your body. It is a popular method of pain relief during childbirth. There isn't a universal ...

Pain relief options for labor and delivery extend beyond epidural. Credit...Elena Xausa Supported by By Alice Callahan This guide was originally published on May 3, 2019. In my first pregnancy, I ...

Epidural spinal cord stimulation can raise blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) in patients with cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) who suffer from orthostatic hypotension, preliminary research ...

An epidural steroid injection is a nonsurgical procedure that provides pain relief. A doctor will inject steroids into the epidural space to reduce inflammation due to certain spinal conditions. An ...

Epidural steroid injections can deliver an anti-inflammatory steroid into the epidural space around the spinal cord. It is unclear why this might cause pain before relief, but there are many theories, ...

Labor can last a long time, so many parents want to know how long an epidural will last. The short answer is that pain medication administered by epidural will last as long as you (and your doctor) ...