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Maternal hypotension

Low blood pressure in the birthing parent, which can happen after epidural medication and may affect placental blood flow.

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Risks monitoring and alternatives to epidural

Risks monitoring and alternatives to epidural

What epidural monitoring is designed to catch An epidural is a form of neuraxial analgesia: medication is placed near the spinal nerves through a small catheter in the epidural space, reducing pain signals from the uterus, cervix, vagina, and perineum while the birthing person remains awake. Because the medication can also affect sympathetic nerve tone, […]