Epidural medications refer to drugs that are given through a specific type of injection called an epidural. These drugs are used to relieve pain and numb a specific area of the body, often during childbirth or certain surgical procedures.
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The use of excessive amounts
of epidural medications or the failure to adequately monitor the vital signs of mother and fetus after administration, for example, can lead to brain injuries from oxygen deprivation.
Many moms report being able to wiggle their toes and a slow return to sensation within hours of having
the epidural medications discontinued.
Some women have more trouble with this because of
the epidural medications and numbing or because of damage done to the bladder with the bladder catheter.
You should be encouraged to begin taking medications that your doctor or midwife has prescribed as soon as you can, preferably before
the epidural medications wear off.
Because it is hard to test, it is not entirely clear how much of
the epidural medication reaches your child.
Furthermore,
the epidural medications will not cause you to be groggy or tired.
They didn't change
my epidural medication at all and I felt every drag of the scalpel, every pull on my uterus, every push when it was going back in, every stitch, and every staple.
Epidural medication may be given to control pain.