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Risky Pregnancy Procedures

Did You Engage in Any of These Risky Pregnancy Procedures?

May 25, 2012

How soon did you have an epidural?

Risky Pregnancy Procedures

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by Rebecca M Gruber 1

How soon did you have an epidural?

Some women scream for an epidural as soon as they walk through the hospital doors, while others try to avoid it all together. But according to Consumer Reports, if you have the epidural too early in your labor, then medicine will accumulate in your body and you may not have enough feeling in your lower body to successfully push out your lil one.

10 / 13

by Rebecca M Gruber 1

How soon did you have an epidural?

Some women scream for an epidural as soon as they walk through the hospital doors, while others try to avoid it all together. But according to Consumer Reports, if you have the epidural too early in your labor, then medicine will accumulate in your body and you may not have enough feeling in your lower body to successfully push out your lil one.

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1 Comment

joeysnotoriogirl

joeysnotoriogirl 1 year

consumer reports are being jack asses about this for example not all moms want to or can nurse their newborn nor is a Vbac always possible it depends where the plecenta attaches