“Is anesthesia given during normal delivery?”
I am a 26 year old pregnant woman. I want to know if anesthesia is given during normal delivery?
2 Answers
AnesthesiologistAnesthesiologist
Yes, all pregnant women in labor deserve the best pain relief for their labor and delivery, which usually means and epidural anesthetic or a combined spinal-epidural anesthetic.
The most common anesthetic choice for normal spontaneous vaginal delivery is an epidural catheter/block.
