Mumhealth Parenting Podcast8 Marras 2022

Natural Childbirth or Epidural Needle?

Giving birth can and should be a beautiful experience. But the pain and discomfort may sometimes give some women anxiety.

Many women opt to receive epidurals from having more comfortable labor, and many more choose “natural” or unmedicated births.

An epidural decreases pain in a specific area, and this case, the lower part of the body. It’s delivered through a tube via the spine.

The greatest benefit of an epidural is the potential for a painless delivery. While you may still feel contractions and pressure, the pain is decreased significantly. During a vaginal delivery, you’re still aware of the birth and can move around.

Natural birth is usually used to describe a vaginal delivery performed without medication. Here, you feel everything, from contractions until the baby is expelled from the body.

It is important to know in both cases, there could be some general complications such as poor progress of labour leading to a cesarian section, genital lacerations, bleeding and others.

Some specific side effects of epidural include low blood pressure causing the baby's heart rate to slow down, post epidural headache, back pain or back ache and in rare cases, bleeding could occur at the site where the tube is delivered.

The major difference between these options is the pain. So, please go ahead and choose whichever option you find most convenient.

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