Spinal cord injury (SCI) causes paralysis in roughly one million people worldwide, with incident cases rising yearly.

With less than two months to go before my due date, I've read a lot about my pain-management options, including the epidural. Before diving into the information out there, my general opinion went ...

Question: I want to have an epidural when I go into labor. I have heard that some people get a headache after having an epidural. What causes them and how are they treated? Answer: Many women have ...

The saying goes that giving birth is the closest thing to death; yet, when the joy of motherhood washes over new moms, the reality of their birthing experiences are often lost. We also know that for ...

Alicia Dennis receives funding from NHMRC ECF Health Practitioner Fellowship, is a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, is Chair of the Public Practice Advisory Committee ...

The reversible and controlled induction of loss of motor and sensory function through the injection of local anesthetics into the epidural space is referred to as epidural anesthesia. This mode of ...

This mum shares how having an epidural made childbirth much more bearable. So when Damien and I were informed after my 34-week scan that our baby was on the large size so I couldn’t go full term and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Olmsted Township, Ohio — After learning that ...

Delivering without the help of any pain medication is like a badge of honor for some moms. Any woman who has been through drug-free labor knows that it's no easy feat and takes serious commitment.

A British woman says her newborn son will be her first and last child after the epidural she received prior to his birth allegedly wore off during an emergency cesarean section. In September, new mom ...