There are a lot of reasons this pain-management procedure is used by two-thirds of laboring moms. Here’s how an epidural works and how to decide if it’s right for you.

Epidural analgesia is a widely used method for pain relief during labor, providing significant comfort to many women during childbirth. It involves the administration of anesthetic agents into the ...

Epidural analgesia is a widely used method for managing pain during labor and surgical procedures. It involves the administration of anesthetic agents into the epidural space of the spinal cord ...

Natural birth refers to vaginal delivery often with minimal or no medical intervention While a C-section is a surgical ...

With advancements in medical treatments around the world, childbirth no longer has to mean enduring overwhelming pain, thanks to epidural analgesia. An epidural is a form of pain relief that ...

After a blizzard, an empty Krispy Kreme parking lot might seem like an ideal spot to do doughnuts — but for Sha’Nya Bennett, it ended up being the perfect place to give birth. When Bennett went into ...

The Tokyo metropolitan government will subsidize the cost of “painless delivery,” the use of an epidural or other anesthetics during childbirth, for Tokyo residents starting in fiscal 2025.

To address the problem, Tokyo mayor Yuriko Koike has pledged to subsidise epidural childbirth “as early as possible” to encourage larger families. Japan desperately needs more children as its ...

If men gave birth, would midwives earn the same as footballers? If men gave birth, would perineal tears still be considered ...