The disadvantages of epidural delivery

Many people may not be fully aware of the disadvantages of having an epidural for a normal birth. For pregnant women, childbirth is a very painful thing. In order to solve this problem, the technology of painless childbirth was developed. This technology originated abroad. Its main advantage is to reduce the pain of pregnant women. It has advantages and disadvantages. Painless childbirth also brings many disadvantages. Let us now take a closer look at the disadvantages of having a normal birth and an epidural.

Painless childbirth originated abroad and is widely used in countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom. Its purpose is to relieve labor pain through various methods. Currently, there are two main types of analgesia: non-drug analgesia and drug analgesia. Non-drug analgesia includes breathing, comfort, water birth, massage, etc., and the analgesic effect of this type is poor; drugs include nitrous oxide inhalation, intramuscular injection of analgesics, intrathecal labor analgesia, etc. The last type is the true "painless childbirth", and the analgesic effect is the most obvious.

Although painless childbirth can relieve pain, it cannot be completely painless. It can help mothers relieve pain during the most painful and longest first stage of labor when the cervix is ​​dilated, without wasting energy on screaming. When the cervix is ​​fully dilated, the mother has accumulated strength due to rest and can successfully complete the subsequent delivery.

benefit:

1. The biggest benefit is naturally effective pain relief. Before the medication, I was lying in excruciating pain in bed, but within ten minutes after the medication, the severe pain subsided and became tolerable. The mothers around me who have tried it said that they felt much more relaxed immediately after using the pain-free method, and they could lie in bed and take selfies and post them on WeChat Moments without any pressure.

2. Safety. Many people worry that painless childbirth will affect the intelligence of the fetus. In fact, as long as a regular anesthesiologist is used and the dosage of the drug is appropriate, it is very safe.

harm:

First, the anesthesiologist may accidentally injure the ligament during the operation, causing ligament adhesion, or penetration, resulting in hematoma, etc. At the same time, there is also the risk of infection. In addition, there is postpartum low back pain, accompanied by headaches, and a small number of punctures may damage nerves and cause pain in the lower limbs.