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WAVE THE PAIN GOODBYE

Epidural anaesthesia comprises a local anaesthetic (one that only numbs one part of your body) being injected into the epidural space in the spine. This space is between the spinal cord and the dura mater, athick membrane that surrounds the spinal cord.

Thanks to the injection, you don’t feel any pain from your navel down. This is because the pain messages sent by the nerves of the uterus and the birth canal during labour are

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