An epidural is better than narcotics too, because it doesn't get into the baby's bloodstream.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pregnancy update: 33 weeks] Reference

The nice thing about epidural is that if a C-section is necessary, additional medication can provide for a stronger anesthetic level.    From Wordnik.com.  [Surgery Concerns for Children « Happy Healthy Hip Parenting] Reference

I said it's like giving birth without an epidural.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 14, 2004] Reference

 Why do so many more women today opt for an epidural?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Labor Pains] Reference

She had an epidural so she was awake for the entire thing.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 14, 2008] Reference

And that's why the classification as an epidural hematoma.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 19, 2009] Reference

"Why doesn't everyone go for an epidural?" writes one woman.    From Wordnik.com.  [Natural childbirth classes offer no advantage] Reference

He has a thoracic epidural to take care of his pain, same thing.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 11, 2005] Reference

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Clean the epidural, (INAUDIBLE) the subdural.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 22, 2007] Reference

Is there a downside for the baby if the mother gets an epidural?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Labor Pains] Reference

 Does a mother-to-be get to pick the type of epidural she gets?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Labor Pains] Reference

Was she going to get an epidural, was she going to get pain meds?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 8, 2008] Reference

After an epidural this week, my mother feels relief from her pain.    From Wordnik.com.  [Days 65, 69, 70.] Reference

Tracy is given a strong painkiller called an epidural around noon.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 4, 2010] Reference

Tracy is given the strong painkiller called an epidural around noon.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 4, 2010] Reference

What we now know is that she was suffering from an epidural hematoma.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 9, 2009] Reference

And was she going to get an epidural, was she going to get pain meds?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 9, 2008] Reference

KING: Isn't an epidural what they give a woman when she's giving birth?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 19, 2009] Reference

That process is called either subdural hematoma or an epidural hematoma.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 19, 2009] Reference

It can be extremely effective, and it's compatible with having an epidural.    From Wordnik.com.  [Labor Pains] Reference

And an epidural hematoma is describing that hematoma to a particular location.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 19, 2009] Reference

Some come in with very rigid goals: They don't want an epidural, no matter what.    From Wordnik.com.  [Labor Pains] Reference

If she planned on an epidural and wants an epidural, I think she should have it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Labor Pains] Reference

GUPTA: Did you guys have a plan ahead of time in was she going to get an epidural?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 8, 2008] Reference

Fortunately they were able to give me an epidural and my blood pressure went down.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 5, 2002] Reference

TUCHMAN: And even when someone gets an epidural hematoma, it is usually not fatal.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 19, 2009] Reference

The New York City medical examiner declaring the impact caused an epidural hematoma.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 19, 2009] Reference

And at the time of the autopsy, you're going to actually see the epidural hemorrhage.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 19, 2009] Reference

So, he recommended me to this Dr. Harvey Finkelstein for epidural shots into the back.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 15, 2007] Reference

Tracy is given a strong painkiller called an epidural around noon, then she falls asleep.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 5, 2010] Reference

The drug can cause painful contractions, which doctors treat with an epidural painkiller.    From Wordnik.com.  [Birth, The American Way] Reference

The difference in the need for a painblocking epidural anesthesia was even more dramatic.    From Wordnik.com.  [Love's Labor Lessened] Reference

She developed what is called an epidural hematoma, which is that blood collection we showed.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 20, 2009] Reference

Zehfuss didn't have much of a choice about an epidural because her doctor had to induce labor.    From Wordnik.com.  [Not Mother Nature's Way] Reference

She developed what is called an epidural hematoma, which is that blood collection that we showed.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 20, 2009] Reference

And he's had everything from heat therapy to massage therapy to physical therapy, epidural drips.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 27, 2003] Reference

Very quickly, Anderson, we have images to sort of show you what happens with an epidural hematoma.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 10, 2009] Reference

Really quickly, Anderson, we have images to sort of show you what happens in an epidural hematoma.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 10, 2009] Reference