The way it was explained to me - main reason is the speed of progression. If you're so far into labour that the baby is in the birth canal, the baby will likely be here before the epidural kicks in, assuming they can get an anesthesiologist there fast enough. They take like 10/15 mins to fully kick in, plus placement time. Which is why you might be denied an epidural if you're progressing too quickly as well. The epidural comes with some risks, why expose a patient to those if they aren't going to get any pain relief during the birth?
Loved this! I feel like I need to re-watch for it fully sink in! Really interesting! Thanks you ❤
Take a shot every time she says “Guts on the table” 🤢
Why would you be denied an epidural? That's so wild I don't understand - so unjust
The way it was explained to me - main reason is the speed of progression. If you're so far into labour that the baby is in the birth canal, the baby will likely be here before the epidural kicks in, assuming they can get an anesthesiologist there fast enough. They take like 10/15 mins to fully kick in, plus placement time. Which is why you might be denied an epidural if you're progressing too quickly as well. The epidural comes with some risks, why expose a patient to those if they aren't going to get any pain relief during the birth?
this health "care" system will deny you the most wild things.