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Learning About Epidural

Learning About Epidural

According to the American Pregnancy Association more than 50% of women giving birth at hospitals use epidural anesthesia.

There are many myths about labor and delivery and Dr. Alberto Sirven, Medical Director of the West Kendall OB/GYN Program and Women …

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Labor and Epidural

Labor and Epidural

Dr. Jason James, Obstetrician and Gynecologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains an epidural is a regional block. “The anesthesiologist or nurse is putting a needle in the spinal canal and infusing some anesthetic and pain medication in that area …

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