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- noun Plural form of
epidural .
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Examples
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The amount of medication placed through spinals and epidurals is just enough to make mom comfortable.
Surgery Concerns for Children « Happy Healthy Hip Parenting 2009
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She calls the epidurals she received with her babies "humane."
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Though nitrous oxide is commonly used for labor pain relief in Canada, Great Britain and other countries, it's been all but abandoned in the United States in favor of other options, such as epidurals, said Judith Bishop a certified nurse midwife at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center and leader in the effort to reintroduce nitrous oxide for labor.
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Though nitrous oxide is commonly used for labor pain relief in Canada, Britain and other countries, it's been all but abandoned in the United States in favor of other options, such as epidurals, said Judith Bishop a certified nurse midwife at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center and leader in the effort to reintroduce nitrous oxide for labor.
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Though nitrous oxide is commonly used for labor pain relief in Canada, Great Britain and other countries, it's been all but abandoned in the United States in favor of other options, such as epidurals, said Judith Bishop a certified nurse midwife at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center and leader in the effort to reintroduce nitrous oxide for labor.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Though nitrous oxide is commonly used for labor pain relief in Canada, Great Britain and other countries, it's been all but abandoned in the United States in favor of other options, such as epidurals, said Judith Bishop a certified nurse midwife at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center and leader in the effort to reintroduce nitrous oxide for labor.
chron.com Chronicle 2011
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There is a low risk of side effects with "epidurals," but these can include nausea, backache, a sudden drop in blood pressure, severe headache and more difficulty pushing possibly resulting in the need for forceps or a Cesarean delivery, according to the American Pregnancy Association.
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Though nitrous oxide is commonly used for labor pain relief in Canada, Great Britain and other countries, it's been all but abandoned in the United States in favor of other options, such as epidurals, said Judith Bishop a certified nurse midwife at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center and leader in the effort to reintroduce nitrous oxide for labor.
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There is a low risk of side effects with "epidurals," but these can include nausea, backache, a sudden drop in blood pressure, severe headache and more difficulty pushing possibly resulting in the need for forceps or a Cesarean delivery, according to the American Pregnancy Association.
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Though nitrous oxide is commonly used for labor pain relief in Canada, Great Britain and other countries, it's been all but abandoned in the United States in favor of other options, such as epidurals, said Judith Bishop a certified nurse midwife at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center and leader in the effort to reintroduce nitrous oxide for labor.
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