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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here is what I need clarified. I keep reading about "low" risks of epidurals to babies but what are they? it seems like the very very minimal risk is really to the mother.  Are there really any long term risks of medicated births to babies. I don't think so, I have no idea what that idea has gained so much traction. Jesus, novacaine and a root canal probably has more risk.   I did click on the epdiural link from PP and didn't see anything in the "con" section from Mayo clinic about effects to newborns.   again, I just don't get the obsession about suffering to to make a point. I am guessing that the overwhelming majority of us on this board we born with medicated moms and we still managed to grow, finish college and then write crazy stuff on an anonymous blog.[/quote]

There is some evidence that epidurals can cause slow the baby's heart rate and that can create a need for a C-section.

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[url]http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2012/02/03/epidural-plus-fever-in-mom-may-raise-risks-for-baby[/url]

My sister developed a fever from her epidural (somewhat common, I guess, although I fortunately did not) and it meant there were some problems immediately after birth with her baby. I will have to double-check with her to see what happened, but she said it was fairly traumatic for her to have to watch, scary enough that next time around she will try hard to do it without an epidural. That said, her son is now a beautiful, happy, healthy little guy! Also, although I'm totally content with my first childbirth (see: my baby is now a happy, healthy little girl!) , I ended up needing assistance (vacuum), and my baby's head was bloody and swollen when she was born. She also developed jaundice, which my OB told me is one of the things she hates about having to resort to the vacuum-- jaundice is quite common in babies who have had vacuum-assisted births. And, of course, the likelihood of requiring assistance does statistically go up with epidural use.

I am not a big natural childbirth person, but there are definitely legitimate reasons to avoid medication when possible. That said: birth can be horribly painful, and epidurals are a marvelous invention. Let's keep improving the options we have available to deal with the pain of childbirth safely for both mom and babe.
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