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The fact that epiderals aren't literally always done for women still shocks me.
by Der_Einzige 4y ago
The fact that epiderals aren't literally always done for women still shocks me.
- mensetmanusman 4y agoThey increase the risk of c-sections.
- one_more_q 4y agoWhy would that shock you? An epidural has side effects that should be taken into considerations. Plenty of women have kids without any medication…
- 1123581321 4y agoLots of women don’t want them.
- jbn 4y agoIs there data on this? Specifically I wonder if women who refused it for a first birth still refuse them for subsequent births (or maybe they change their mind?).
- 1123581321 4y agoI don't have any good data and would also be interested. Anecdotally, I do know women who didn't use them at first and started using them later for multiple reasons: aging, advice of medical team changing, unexpectedly low pain tolerance, and in a couple of cases, just wanting to experience an epidural with the last kid. :) I also know some who stopped using epidurals, but fewer and most of them simply had become interested in more natural births between children.