In addition, it is not apparent whether the injections may relieve pain, but for those without surgical lesions the injections may delay requisite surgery and result to permanent neurological deficits. It is evident that some risks associated with infectious epidural steroid injections result to fatal meningitis, but those performing epidural do not make pregnant women opting for epidural aware. I feel that such risks are matters of life and death and women must know them before considering epidurals. In addition, there are common risks of these injections. They include; increased neurological deterioration, paralysis, and quadriplegia Epstein (2013, p. 74-93). All these researches provide information on the risks of epidurals in different aspects. The epidural procedure may also affect the child. The drugs administered to the mother directly enter the child. The levels may be as high as those of the mother may, and because of the immature liver of the baby, the drugs may take a long time to clear from the baby's body. The baby may experience rapid breathing within the few first hours and prone to low blood sugar levels. Again, some studies have shown that some children develop deficits related to these drugs used in epidurals. This suggests that the drugs have significant effects on the child and may lead to cancer in children (Gwen Lewis 2010, p.30). Having done all this research on epidurals, it is not worth it to practice such a procedure whose risks outweigh the benefits

Another study provided varied information but similar to research on this paper it describes the...

This study involved women undergoing epidural anesthesia during labor time, in order to determine whether morbid obesity was in any way associated with increased hypotension, or fetal heart rate abnormalities after epidurals. The study revealed that morbidly obese women had hypotension. In addition, they had prolonged fetal heart rates following epidural anesthesia during labor term. Still health practitioners will proceed with such a practice intentionally although they know the effects associated. There is no greater sin than an intentional one. It is time for these medics to change and preach normal delivery without intervention if the woman is health and okay (Laura et. al 2011, p. 370).
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Wilson, M. J, MacArthur, C, and Shennan, a. "Catheterization in labor with high dose vs. mobile Epidural analgesia: a randomized controlled trial." British Journal of Anesthesia 102, no. 2 (2009): 97-103.

Epstein, Nancy, "The risks of epidural and transforominal steroid injections in the spine: commentary and a comprehensive review of literature," Surgical Neurology International 4, (2013): 74-93.

Gwen Lewis, "Epidurals and child cancer," Journal of Childbirth and Medical Research, (2010): 30.

Laura K. Vircella, Judette M. Louis, Brian M. Mercer, Norman Bolden. "Impact of Morbid

Obesity on epidural anesthesia complications in labor." American Journal…