Why more women should get an epidural
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Epidurals can make birth low-risk and they don't increase the risk of an unplanned Caesarean section or needing forceps.
In Irish mythology, a man forces his heavily pregnant wife, Macha, to race the King of Ulster’s horses on foot. She wins, gives birth to twins at the finish line, and then curses the warriors of Ulster: for nine generations, they will be afflicted with five days of labor pains in times of war. Childbirth is very painful, as Irish storytellers knew when they described this curse upon the men of Ulster two thousand years ago. For many women, it will be the single most painful experience of their lives, frequently described as ‘excruciating’ and ‘unbearable’. The Works in Progress Newsletter…
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