She gave birth with an epidural.
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Epidural
/ɛp.ɪˈdjʊə.ɹəl/
Synonyms for "epidural" (12 found)
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Noun(3 words)
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Noun(2 words)
epidural blockepidural space
Adjective(1 words)
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8 entriesanatomical spaceanatomical termanesthesiamedical descriptorneuraxial anesthesia termregional anaesthesiaregional anesthesiaregional anesthesia term
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7 entriescontinuous epidural infusionepidural analgesiaepidural blockepidural catheterepidural fatepidural venous plexusperidural
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7 entriescaudal epiduralcontinuous epidural infusionepidural analgesiaepidural anesthesiaepidural blockepidural catheterepidural space
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Epidural anesthesia is commonly used for pain relief during childbirth.
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For reasons I shan’t bore you with, I got them to induce me at 39 weeks, at 10am, with the epidural going in first, and it was all a dream. Until the baby went back to back and they very nicely pointed out that the epidural doesn’t deal with that pain.
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During my third birth, the epidural provided a welcome numbing sensation on one side of my abdomen, but I still had sharp, intense pain on the other. […] I’ve talked to dozens of mom friends over the years. Most say their epidural was like a magic wand that eliminated their pain in minutes. Some recalled napping or watching a movie through most of labor.
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