Isn’t it kinda crazy that we just administer a drip of fentanyl into a mother giving birth?
Do people even know that’s what a epidural is?
Isn’t it kinda crazy that we just administer a drip of fentanyl into a mother giving birth?
Do people even know that’s what a epidural is?
Well considering the mortality rate for mothers is fairly low in rich countries I’d hazard a guess that it’s fairly safe and the benefits widely outweighs the risk.
I’d actually really like to see more data on the benefits beyond just the pain relief/etc, wondering if there is a noticeable affect on birthing complications when going without an epidural. I feel like there could be a world where having an epidural reduces the possibility of complications, but obviously we can’t trust just our feelings.