On this week’s episode of The Mommy Labor Nurse Podcast, I took a call about epidurals from our listener line. This mama shared the challenges she faced with an epidural during her first birth and she’s got some pressing questions about what to expect with her second labor and delivery.
Today, we’ll chat about it and explore the possibility of that same reaction happening again in a future birth, the alternatives to pain medication, and whether either might lead to increased C-section rates.
Our aim, as always, is to provide you with evidence-based, thorough information to help you make the best decisions for your birth journey!
A peek at the questions we cover:
- Is there a way to predict whether an epidural will cause adverse effects in future births?
- How might epidurals lead to a drop in blood pressure?
- How does the body respond to low blood pressure during labor and delivery?
- What are the effects of reduced blood flow to the placenta during birth?
- What interventions might be considered to stabilize low blood pressure?
- What is an alternative to epidurals?
- What are the considerations around Fentanyl?
- What is the most important thing to do if you are planning for a VBAC?
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