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Effect of Epidural Anesthesia on Breast-Feeding of Healthy Newborns – (03-18-03)

Effect of Epidural Anesthesia on Breast-Feeding of Healthy Newborns. Their articles…not mine!! J Am Board Fam Pract 16(1):7-13, 2003 Background: Epidural anesthesia is commonly administered to laboring women. Some studies have suggested that epidural anesthesia might inhibit breast-feeding. This study explores the association between labor epidural anesthesia and early breast-feeding success. Methods: Standardized records of […]

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Epidural Analgesia and Severe Perineal Laceration – (03-18-03)

Epidural Analgesia and Severe Perineal Laceration. While I’m never going to have a baby, I strongly question the rampant use of epidurals for pregnancy. They are accepted as safe with no effects on the baby and yet the evidence speaks otherwise. Ever heard those war stories of perineal damage leading to severe pain, painful intercourse […]

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Steroid Injection Epidurals For Spinal Stenosis–Boon or Bane?

Epidurals are handed out like candy in this country. We assume that, much like surgery and medications, that there are hordes of research studies documenting the effectiveness of this intervention. Regular readers of the Rantings and any chiropractor out there will tell you this couldn’t be further from the truth. Yet this doesn’t seem to stop […]

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Epidural corticosteroid injections for sciatica – (06-23-03)

Epidural corticosteroid injections for sciatica The epidural for low back pain is always one that hits close to home. In my own practice, I rarely see long term benefit from steroid injections. Flexion/distraction therapy is an extremely effective and safe treatment for sciatic pain. Also, I see a high number of patients that have been […]