Is it good to have an epidural during childbirth?

Labor analgesia is a technology, or more accurately, labor analgesia. Labor analgesia can relieve the pain of pregnant women to a great extent, but it is impossible to guarantee complete painlessness, because natural childbirth requires strong uterine contractions, which will continue to be somewhat painful. Labor analgesia is mainly achieved by giving pain-free labor injections.

Many pregnant mothers worry that the painless delivery injection will affect the fetus, but this is actually not the case. The anesthetic used for labor analgesia is only 1/10 of the anesthetic used for cesarean section, or even less. When pregnant women choose cesarean section, they rarely consult their doctors about the effects of anesthetics on the fetus. The implementation of labor analgesia is based on the highest principle of maintaining the safety of the mother and fetus. The concentration and dosage of the therapeutic drugs are much lower than the amount of anesthesia for cesarean section. The amount of therapeutic drugs absorbed by the embryo is very small, and it has no adverse effects on the fetus and will not cause eczema.

For many young pregnant women, as the pregnancy weeks continue to increase, the delivery stage is approaching. Usually, at this time, they will also have excessive worries, anxiety and restlessness in their hearts because they are worried about the pain during delivery. At present, in order to reduce the pain of labor, labor analgesia can be used. So, is it good to get an epidural injection?

Whether it is good or not for pregnant women to use painless delivery injections during childbirth depends on the specific situation. If a pregnant woman chooses natural childbirth, her physical condition is relatively sensitive, her tolerance for pain is low, and she cannot tolerate the pain of childbirth. At this time, you can get an painless delivery injection, which is beneficial to the smooth progress of delivery. In this situation, relatively speaking, it is a good idea to use an painless delivery injection.

Generally, for first-time mothers who are more sensitive to pain, the benefits of using painless delivery injections outweigh the disadvantages. It can significantly relieve the pain during uterine contractions, and can promote the relaxation of the cervical opening, which will also make the cervical opening open faster. It can make the delivery of first-time pregnant women more successful, and can significantly shorten the delivery process and relieve pain.

However, after using the painless delivery injection, sometimes even though the pregnant woman's cervix will be fully dilated, due to the effect of the painless delivery injection, the pregnant woman will have poor strength. Therefore, for some women, after using the painless delivery injection, they will not be able to fully exert strength when choosing a normal birth. Therefore, when using the painless delivery injection, it is necessary to stop taking painkillers before the cervix is ​​fully dilated, in order to facilitate a successful birth in the second and late stages.