Patient's question:
During pregnancy, it's always particularly uncomfortable, and morning sickness is also very severe. I wonder if there are any side effects to getting an epidural for pain relief during a vaginal delivery?Doctor's answer:
Hello, according to your description of the situation during a normal delivery, if you receive an epidural for pain relief, the side effects on the body are generally small under normal circumstances. In clinical diagnosis, when doctors use pain relief during labor, they typically choose an anesthetic with relatively minor side effects on the body. The most commonly used anesthetics, such as lidocaine and tetracaine, only relieve pain without causing significant harm, and they are typically administered during the onset of labor.