An epidural is a process for injecting a local anesthetic, which can be used during labor to relieve the pain of childbirth. The injection is done in the lower back, around the spinal nerves. The ...

Epidural analgesia remains a cornerstone in managing labour and surgical pain, with evolving techniques aiming to enhance both efficacy and safety. Traditionally, continuous epidural infusion (CEI) ...

Blame it on my vegan, holistic parents, but I’ve never been a big fan of pain medication. I don’t even like to take Advil when I have my period. So when I got pregnant (and shortly after I watched the ...

An epidural is a form of regional anesthesia used for surgeries, traumatic injuries, chronic pain relief and childbirth.Composite: The Guardian/Getty Images The first time I got an epidural, it was ...

ORLANDO, Fla. - Women report being very satisfied with nitrous oxide (laughing gas) to manage labor pain, experiencing no adverse side effects to the baby, although over half of the women ultimately ...

While an epidural can be an effective pain management technique during labor, it can also help relax muscles and lessen strain on the body. Experts agree it’s important to support and educate all ...

A new study published in Obstetrics & Gynecology looked at the link between structural racism and a lower use of pain-relieving epidurals in childbirth. While the research revealed that both Black and ...

Physician anesthesiologists prefer that laboring women have an empty stomach because of the lower risk for aspiration (inhaling) of food in case general anesthesia for cesarean section becomes ...

Nurse-midwife Karli-Rae Kerrschneider wanted the same supportive birth experience she promises her own patients — and that included the use of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, to dull her discomfort.

Mandy Moore will likely undergo labor without an epidural again for the delivery of her second child. The This Is Us alum, who is set to welcome another son with husband Taylor Goldsmith in October, ...

It took allegedly four days and three different hospitals in Florida before doctors were able to safely remove an epidural catheter that was reportedly stuck in an 18-year-old new mother’s back.