A new study finds getting an epidural can lead to a lower risk of certain complications. Yoss Sabalet/Getty Images Getting an epidural during labor is linked with a decrease in severe maternal ...

A new study published in Obstetrics & Gynecology looked at the link between structural racism and a lower use of pain-relieving epidurals in childbirth. While the research revealed that both Black and ...

BOSTON - New research finds getting an epidural during labor could help reduce the risk of complications. Maternal mortality is on the rise across all racial and ethnic groups, and a new study in the ...

Getting an epidural during labor doesn't increase a woman's chance of having a child with autism, according to two new studies. Previous research has suggested there might be a link between epidural ...

Having an epidural during labor is associated with a marked reduction in serious complications in the first few weeks after giving birth, finds a study published by The BMJ today. Doctors refer to ...

NEW YORK - A few brief self-hypnosis classes may not persuade women to skip epidural painkillers while giving birth, according to a new Danish study. Researchers found that a group of women who had ...

Combined spinal epidural anesthesia provides better pain control during the first stages of child labor compared with traditional epidural labor analgesia, according to a recent article in ...

This blog discusses events in Call the Midwife Season 15 Episode 2. The opinions expressed in this blog post are solely those of the author. It’s no secret that technology has advanced throughout the ...

Physician anesthesiologists prefer that laboring women have an empty stomach because of the lower risk for aspiration (inhaling) of food in case general anesthesia for cesarean section becomes ...