EPIDURALS

The following is a link to the American Pregnancy Association. I think they do a good job of being non-biased and presenting all the information on Epidurals.

I, of course, focused on the Disadvantages and the the Q & A towards the bottom.

I just don't feel that it is worth the side effects on the labor, delivery or, most importantly, the baby.

The next link is to a sample consent form you might be asked to sign at a hospital if you were to elect an epidural.

It reads like one of those drug commercials we all laugh at because the side effects are worse than the symptoms the drug was supposed to treat in the first place.

Michelle