Patient's question:
I am a woman, 35 years old this year. I have been considering having a child recently. Could you please tell me: How long does the anesthesia needle take for childbirth?Doctor's answer:
Cesarean section or labor analgesia are both performed using spinal anesthesia, but the specific methods and medications differ. If spinal-epidural anesthesia is used, the anesthetic effect is usually noticeable within 1 minute, whereas epidural anesthesia may take 5 to 10 minutes or even longer. The anesthetic effect generally lasts for several hours after the surgery, but the numbness may take a longer time to subside.