Cesarean Section (C-Section)
Cesarean sections (C-section) are often related to unproductive labor and baby size. A woman's pelvic width may also come into play when choosing between a vaginal delivery and a C-section.
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Tubal Ligation or Sterilization For Contraception
After having children, some women choose to have a tubal ligation to prevent future pregnancies.
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Is Lidocaine Safe During Pregnancy and While Breastfeeding?
Lidocaine passes very quickly through the placenta so doctors suggest only using the anesthetic for established medical needs, but is it safe during pregnancy and/or breastfeeding?
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Anesthesia During Labor and Delivery
There are 4 types of anesthesia currently used in the laboring process. These include drugs, local anesthesia, spinal anesthesia, and epidural anesthesia.
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When Is It Too Late For Pain Medication?
For a pregnant woman who has decided on using pain medication for labor and delivery hearing the words, “It is too late to relieve pain” can be frightening. Why, and more importantly when, is it too late for pain medication during labor and delivery?
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Increasing Rate of C-Section May be Linked to Impatience
Since 1996, rates of C-sections have risen 50%. While C-sections are deemed necessary for multiple reasons, some experts believe impatience, both in a clinical sense and personal sense, may play some part in the consistent rise in C-sections.
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Cervical Stenosis and IUI
What can be done for Cervical Stenosis and Intrauterine Insemination (IUI)?
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General Anesthesia
General anesthesia is rarely used during labor and delivery. General anesthesia is reserved for C-section deliveries that have complications.
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Droopy or Torn Earlobes
Droopy and torn earlobes can leave a woman feeling less beautiful every time she looks in the mirror.
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Spinal Anesthesia
Spinals are pain medications delivered via the spinal column in one dose. The medication is fast acting and can achieve a complete block of pain in as little as 15 minutes.
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Infant Surgery: Regional Better Than General Anesthesia
The currently preferred method to dull pain in infant surgery is general anesthesia (GA) but a recent study indicates less invasive anesthesia — regional anesthesia (RA) — may produce safer outcomes.
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Bupivacaine During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
All about Bupivacaine and pregnancy/breastfeeding. Is it safe to use while pregnant and/or breastfeeding?
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Epidural and Other Labor Anesthesia
An epidural anesthesia is also known as a 'regional' anesthesia because the pain relief is localized in the lower part of your body. But there are several other types of anesthesia in labor.
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