EP 327: What Happens if My Epidural Doesn't Work? with Doula Liz

The Pregnancy to Parenting Show with Elizabeth Joy

Elizabeth Presta

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🗓️ 1 July 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

The majority of women plan for an epidural during labor for pain relief but what if, for some reason, you can't get one or it doesn't work? I am addressing this in this episode and adding some alternative options to help you cope!

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Resources

https://mamastefit.com/3-epidural-laboring-positions/

https://www.lamaze.org/Connecting-the-Dots/peanut-balls-for-labor-a-valuable-tool-for-promoting-progress

https://evidencebasedbirth.com/epidural-during-labor-pain-management/

https://evidencebasedbirth.com/effects-of-epidurals-on-the-second-stage-of-labor/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36925412/#:~:text=Epidural%2Drelated%20maternal%20fever%20affects,be%20caused%20by%20selection%20bias

https://www.contemporarypediatrics.com/view/neonatal-outcomes-of-maternal-fever-from-epidural-analgesia

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3404542/

https://www.gehealthcare.com/insights/article/movement-during-labor-when-and-how-it-matters#:~:text=The%20research%20on%20staying%20active,1%20hour%20and%2022%20minutes)

https://evidencebasedbirth.com/positions-during-labor-and-their-effects-on-pain-relief/#:~:text=They%20wanted%20to%20look%20at,likely%20to%20have%20a%20cesarean.

https://www.ajog.org/article/S0002-9378(23)00115-1/fulltext

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10488940/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1948086/#:~:text=Freedom%20of%20movement%20makes%20labor,a%20better%20sense%20of%20control.

https://www.lamaze.org/labor-positions

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0:00.0	I'm Elizabeth Joy, a birth dula, a prenatal coach and birth advocate passionate about all things from pregnancy to parenting.
0:14.0	In this podcast we will be hearing from amazing experts and moms just like you
0:19.4	as we continue to grow in this fun, chaotic, and beautiful season of life.
0:24.0	Welcome to the pregnancy to parenting show.
0:29.0	Hey everyone, welcome back to the podcast.
0:32.1	I'm so excited you're here last week's podcast was great
0:35.2	talking about fair play. There's so much that goes into that and of course we can't
0:41.5	ever cover everything in the short segment that we have on here.
0:46.0	But I'd love to dive in more into more of that with Vito on here sometime and kind of how we go about it and how we have our
0:58.0	roles in the home I would say we're probably a little bit more traditional, but also as you can tell like through listening to the
1:06.0	podcast like he helps out so much at home and through being married for five years now and I think just also our coaching backgrounds, like
1:18.0	being able to communicate our needs and what the areas I guess that we need help in is so so important.
1:27.0	So definitely go back and listen to that and of course I'll have Vito on to talk more about that in the future because it's a
1:34.4	conversation that we have a lot. But I'm really excited for today's
1:39.5	episode. So it's a beautiful day here outside Chicago.
1:44.5	We have had like 90 degree weather, super humid,
1:50.0	and it is like 72 a perfect little breeze and just like sunshine here today which is our
1:59.2	optimal which is my perfect weather 70s is like my perfect weather. 70s is like my perfect weather.
2:05.4	So I have the windows open in the shed
2:07.1	where I'm recording right now.
2:08.8	And so if you hear kids screaming outside or planes driving or flying over me.
2:15.8	It's because the windows are open
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