Information on Epidurals

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Informational Videos:

Cochrane Reviews:

Pain management for women in labour – an overview
http://www.cochrane.org/CD009234/PREG_pain-management-for-women-in-labour—an-overview

Epidurals for pain relief in labour
http://www.cochrane.org/CD000331/PREG_epidurals-for-pain-relief-in-labour

Combined spinal-epidural versus epidural analgesia in labour
http://www.cochrane.org/CD003401/PREG_combined-spinal-epidural-versus-epidural-analgesia-in-labour

Early versus late initiation of epidural analgesia for labour
http://www.cochrane.org/CD007238/PREG_early-versus-late-initiation-of-epidural-analgesia-for-labour

Oxytocin for reducing operative births in women with epidurals in labour
http://www.cochrane.org/CD009241/PREG_oxytocin-for-reducing-operative-births-in-women-with-epidurals-in-labour

Spinal versus epidural anaesthesia for caesarean section
http://www.cochrane.org/CD003765/PREG_spinal-versus-epidural-anaesthesia-for-caesarean-section