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Article Series: Pregnancy
Pregnancy: Everything You Need To Know
Epidurals:
What a Pregnant Woman Can Expect
Many women find the pain and exhaustion from
labor something less to be desired. Many women who
have either gone through one difficult or painful labor, or
have never
faced childbirth before will opt or end up getting an epidural. Once labor starts to become truly uncomfortable but after it
has been established and progressive, many women opt for the
pain free childbirth experience. One of the significant benefits
is that the women is fully awake, able to sleep, and perfectly
happy while the epidural is working. She is pain free from
the waist down. There are no side effects of feeling high or
out of control like with some other pain medications. Also
if any complications arise then the epidural is already there
in the case of a cesarean section is a medical necessity. All
that will be required is more of the analgesia in the tube
for the procedure. Some possible side effects might be the
slowing of the progression of labor. So an IV will be administered
just in case pitocin is needed to reactivate a vigorous and
useful labor. Headaches and itchiness in the catheter site
is also common. Sometimes a burning sensation is felt for several
minutes or even hours after the initial injection. With that
said most women have little to no problems with the procedure
or any side effects.
A
large needle with a tube called a catheter is pushed into
the epidural space between two of the lumbar vertebrae. The
doctor who does this, is specialized in this procedure, and
can work with you during contractions if need be. The women
will curl over as if holding her stomach from tummy ache while
sitting up or lying on her side. The area is cleansed thoroughly
prior to the actual procedure with an antiseptic to prevent
germs or infection entering into the spinal column or blood.
A local anesthesia is given to take the edge off the pain of
the large needle and catheter entering the spinal column. This
is not a pleasant experience and most women find it quite painful.
The large needle is removed but the doctor leaves the catheter
in to be able to administer medicine as needed to produce the
desired effects and get rid of pain. The doctor will do one
of two things, give a one-time shot into the catheter or install
a pump to deliver doses as necessary. The pump has many benefits.
The women can push a button that delivers medication to stop
the pain but is limited to how many doses in a given time can
be used. It also doesn’t require staying uncomfortable while
waiting for the doctor to come back and give another shot.
Some pumps also drip a slow constant stream of medicine to
keep the women comfortable with out having to push any button.
The only problem with the constant drip is that once pushing
needs to begin the medication has not worn off so it can be
more difficult.
As
far as how effective this is, it totally depends on the
type and dosage of medication given. The earlier the epidural
happens in the labor process the better it works. The later
it occurs the more medication is required to get pain under
control and that might not be completely possible if pushing
is going to happen soon. Most doctors like the epidural to
wear off a bit before pushing time so the women can feel what
she is doing and push effectively. If you reach over 8 centimeters
dilation then they won’t even give you an epidural for that
reason. So, if you want to get one, get it before the pain
gets bad and it will be more effective and have fewer consequences.
Most women are fully satisfied with the procedure and effects,
and would have one again if they choose to have more children.
Others found it did very little for them or had lasting complications.
Some complications reported are tingling or numbness in the
lower extremities for weeks to months after the birth is over.
Some women have even complained of permanent lower body nerve
damage and have lost much feeling in various places below the
waist. Some women have also reported itchiness and major headaches
after and during as well. # # # # #
SolveYourProblem.com
: 2006
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