Inside the Box
A podcast for women and professionals alike, hosted by mums and Women's Health Physiotherapists, Kat, Tash, and Caitlin. Established and driven by our desires to share our passion for educating and empowering women to better understand their bodies, in particular - what's inside their 'box'. Amongst ourselves, real-life patients and leading industry experts, we’ll unpack a variety of topics including pelvic floor dysfunction, pregnancy, exercise, birth, postpartum, sexual pain, endometriosis, leakage, prolapse and beyond.
Inside the Box
Everything you need to know about epidurals and spinal nerve blocks in birth with Anaesthetists Soph and Laura
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Kat, Tash & Caitlin
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Season 1
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Episode 17
Dr Sophie Bermingham and Dr Laura Willington are consultant anaesthetists working in South Australia. As mum’s themselves, Sophie and Laura have a passion for women centred care. We sat down with them both to discuss all things pain relief and the role of anaesthetics in labour and birth.
In this episode we cover:
- What’s the difference between an epidural and a spinal?
- Is every epidural the same?
- How epidurals have changed over the last 20 years
- What are the risks of epidurals and spinals and how common are they?
- Is it normal to have pain at the injection site and how long is it “normal” for it to last?
- Is low back pain after an epidural common?
- How likely is it to have incomplete pain relief coverage?
- The differences between anaesthetic care in the public Vs private systems in Australia
- Soph and Laura’s personal experiences with anaesthetics in labour and birth
Resources:
Information on pain relief choices in labour - https://www.labourpains.org/
