BOSTON — Pregnant women can be given a low-dose epidural early in labor without increasing their chances of a Caesarean section, according to a study that could change the way obstetricians practice ...

A British woman says her newborn son will be her first and last child after the epidural she received prior to his birth allegedly wore off during an emergency cesarean section. In September, new mom ...

BOSTON — Pregnant women can be given a low-dose epidural early in labor without raising their chances of a Caesarean section, according to a study that could change the way obstetricians practice and ...

Though medical authorities recently dropped their reservations about giving women epidurals early in labor, some doctors and patients still prefer to wait until labor is further along. They worry that ...

When to start epidural pain relief during labor and delivery should be up to the mother, researchers say. Some earlier reports had suggested that starting epidural anesthesia early might prolong labor ...

Among women included in this analysis, which excluded women if they had medical conditions that required immediate cesarean sections or precluded the use of epidural, 754 (36.7%) of the women had ...

Childbirth hurts. No ifs, ands, or buts about it. Thanks to modern medicine, there are some great pain control options out there to make delivering a baby way more bearable—in some cases, virtually ...

(HealthDay)—Expectant mothers hoping to stay awake during a cesarean-section delivery can find comfort in the latest study on epidurals and spinal blocks: Complications from those anesthetic ...

Kylie Kelce is never one to hide how she really feels, and she has some words for anyone commenting on mother's birth plans. During this week's episode of her podcast, "Not Gonna Lie," the expectant ...

For the San Diego Birth Center Study, we abstracted data from medical records including information concerning utilization of resources such as anesthesia. Epidural analgesia was measured as a ...