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Epidurals and episiotomiesFrom: Christine (anonymous@obgyn.net)Fri, 23 Oct 1998 08:03:01 -0500 (CDT)
I have been following the posts on episiotomies and epidurals and am a bit confused, especially with the latter.I know epidurals is not a new thing, has it become popular again? Other than pain relief, what would be the purpose of one? After reading Connie's post it seems like it would only make a delivery so much harder, not easier.. I delivered in Portland, Maine in 1979 and 1981. Both were good sized babies (7 lb 8 pz and 8 lbs 13 oz) and I am not a big woman. I took Lamaze classes for the first. I can understand why the use of epidurals wasn't discussed at length in the class, but I don't recall it as an option, nor was I offered one by my ob-gyn at any point in my pregnancies or labor experiences. I don't even recall hearing the word mentioned! A 25 mg dose of demerol was the only pain relief offered. It was my understanding that this was the way childbirth was done, except in complicated or emergency situations. We had external and internal fetal monitors along with other technological interventions, so it wasn't that we were living in the back woods somewhere. I also believe episiotomies were the norm. I remember at the second delivery the doctor, who was not my regular ob-gyn, apologizing that one would be necessary. I don't recall any problems with my episiotomy at the time, nor have I had any problems with it in the last 20 years.
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