Some three years after China started promoting the use of epidural anesthesia for natural births, the country’s top medical experts claimed that a majority of pregnant women were still not being given ...

China said that by the end of this year all tertiary level hospitals must offer epidural anesthesia during childbirth, a move it said would help promote a “friendly childbearing environment ...

Epidural anesthesia increases the risk for operative vaginal deliveries in both nulliparous and multiparous women, and increases risk for cesarean deliveries in nulliparous more so than in ...

Find out what you need to know about epidural anesthesia. Learn how it works, whether it is safe for you, and when you should have it during labor.

Epidural is the most common type of anesthesia given during labor, as it provides pain relief while keeping the person who is giving birth alert and able to participate in the delivery.

Local anesthesia is frequently used in small procedures, such as dental fillings or applying stitches to a cut, while those who have had an epidural during childbirth or a biopsy procedure have ...

An epidural during labor could help lower the risk of complications after birth 00:53. BOSTON - New research finds getting an epidural during labor could help reduce the risk of complications.

But when it came time to give an epidural to Sha-Asia Semple, a pregnant 26-year-old woman in labor, at Woodhull Medical Center on July 3, 2020, Dr. Shelchkov botched the routine procedure.