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 ...

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 ...

Having an epidural during labour 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 ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. The thought of giving birth is intimidating. We have seen plenty of depictions of painful ...

LEVITTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Having a baby is a major milestone for many women. But managing the labor pain can be a big hurdle in itself. "Since it was my first baby, I really didn't know what ...

A pregnant woman has received overwhelming backing on Reddit after describing a tense standoff with her mother-in-law over her choice to have an epidural during childbirth. The 24-year-old woman, who ...

CALLING mothers who use an epidural during labour as “cheaters” is both unfair and illogical, after all, no one criticises patients for using anaesthesia during surgery. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia ...

Around 30% of pregnant women in China receive anaesthesia during childbirth, compared with 82% in France. In China's Sichuan province, offiicals proposed extending materinty leave to 150 days to ...