epidural

Definitions

An injection of anaesthetic into the epidural space of the spine, especially associated with pain relief during childbirth.

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Examples

“For reasons I shan’t bore you with, I got them to induce me at 39 weeks, at 10am, with the epidural going in first, and it was all a dream⟳. Until the baby went back to back and they very nicely pointed out that the epidural doesn’t deal⟳ with that pain.”

“During my third birth, the epidural provided a welcome⟳ numbing sensation on one side of my abdomen, but I still had sharp, intense pain on the other. […] I’ve talked to dozens of mom friends over the years. Most say⟳ their epidural was like⟳ a magic wand that eliminated their pain in minutes. Some recalled napping or watching a movie through most of labor.”

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