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  2. Epidural administration - Wikipedia

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    Medical intervention Epidural administration A freshly inserted lumbar epidural catheter. The site has been prepared with tincture of iodine, and the dressing has not yet been applied. Depth markings may be seen along the shaft of the catheter. ICD-9-CM 03.90 MeSH D000767 OPS-301 code 8-910 [edit on Wikidata] Epidural administration (from Ancient Greek ἐπί, "upon" + dura mater) is a method ...

  3. Pain management during childbirth - Wikipedia

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    Pain management during childbirth is the partial treatment and a way of reducing any pain that a woman may experience during labor and delivery. The amount of pain a woman feels during labor depends partly on the size and position of her baby, the size of her pelvis, her emotions, the strength of the contractions, and her outlook. [1]

  4. Obstetric anesthesiology - Wikipedia

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    Obstetric anesthesia or obstetric anesthesiology, also known as ob-gyn anesthesia or ob-gyn anesthesiology, is a sub-specialty of anesthesiology that provides peripartum (time directly preceding, during or following childbirth) [1] pain relief for labor and anesthesia (suppress consciousness) for cesarean deliveries ('C-sections').

  5. Getting an Epidural During Labor Drops the Risk of Severe ...

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    How an epidural lowers the risk of severe complications The study results found 22% of women had an epidural in labor. Additionally, severe maternal morbidity occurred in 4.3 per 1,000 births.

  6. Black women are less likely to receive epidurals during labor ...

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    Another prevalent misunderstanding is that there's only a narrow window during labor when an epidural can be administered. But epidurals can be given at various stages of labor , as long as the ...

  7. History of neuraxial anesthesia - Wikipedia

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    Eugen Bogdan Aburel (1899–1975) was a Romanian surgeon and obstetrician who in 1931 was the first to describe blocking the lumbar plexus during early labor, followed by a caudal epidural injection for the expulsion phase. [19] [20]

  8. Japanese city becomes first to subsidise epidurals to ...

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    Tokyo is considering a subsidy for epidural childbirths in the 2025 fiscal year in an attempt to reverse the city’s declining birthrate.. Japan’s birthrate, which is defined as the average ...

  9. Combined spinal and epidural anaesthesia - Wikipedia

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    The spinal needle is then withdrawn and the epidural catheter inserted in the standard manner. Alternatively, a two-level approach may be undertaken. The epidural space is first located in the standard manner. Then, at another level, a standard spinal is performed. Finally, the epidural catheter is threaded through the Tuohy needle.