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P A I N

M A N A G E M E N T

Epidural
What Are The
Benefits?
Provides pain relief.
Allow you to rest if your
labor is prolonged.
Will allow you to have a
positive birth experience.

What Is An Epidural?
An epidural is a form of regional

You will remain alert and be

anesthesia that provides continuous pain relief to

an active participant in your

the lower half of the body throughout labor and

birth.
It can help you deal with
exhaustion, irritability, and
fatigue.

What Are The


Disadvantages?
You might experience some
side effects.
You will need to alternate
sides while lying in bed and
have continuous monitoring
for changes in fetal heart rate.
It may make pushing more

delivery. A local anesthetic agent, such as


bupivacaince, chloroprocaince, or lidocaine, an
opioid analgesic such as fentanyl and sufentanil,
or both is injected into the epidural space, which
is made between the 4th and 5th lumbar
vertebrae. This is the most effective
pharmacologic pain-relief method for labor that

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How Is An Epidural Given?


You may sit with your back curved or lie
on your side with your shoulders parallel,
legs slightly flexed, and back arched.
An anesthesiologist will insert a large-bore
needle into the epidural space. A catheter
is threaded through the needle until the
tip rests in the epidural space and the
needle is then removed and the catheter is

When Can I Have It?


Epidurals are typically placed when you
are in true active labor or when your
cervix is dilated to at least 4-5

centimeters. During this time, your

What Are The Side Effects?


contractions are getting very strong.
Hypotension
Light-headedness
Dizziness
Inability to feel the urge to void
Slurred speech
Shivering

Ringing in the ears


Backache
Loss of consciousness
Fever

Will It Have Any Affects On My


Baby?
An epidural has little or no lasting effect
on your baby. Some epidural solutions
that contain the opioid fentanyl, or a
similar drug, can cross the placenta,
which may affect your babys breathing2or

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