Receiving an epidural during labour is associated with a significant reduction in severe maternal morbidity (serious health problems during childbirth or the six weeks following birth), according to new research that looked at data from more than half a million mothers in the UK. The findings suggest that improving access to epidurals during labour, alongside better information on the procedure for mothers, may help to decrease the risk of serious adverse health outcomes occurring from the time of birth to six weeks postnatally in the UK. The latest study, which is published in the BMJ and led by researchers at
Epidural: Associated with reduction in severe maternal health complications as seen on The Hippocratic Post.