My take on this article was a bit different.  There is at least an
acknowledgement that epidurals have side effects (!!!)
and the comparison was with opiates, not natural, drug-free labor.  I would
agree that epidurals are preferable to multiple doses of opiates, but it is
at least recognized that both have negative consequences.  That makes the
last sentence not quite accurate.
Not an epidural fan either,
Lu Bush
BSN,RNC,IBCLC
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From: "Glass, Marsha" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 7:54 AM
Subject: Infant Sleep and epidural articles


> The second is on use of epidurals and some supposedly good effect they
have on acid/base balance in newborns.  The article concludes with this
statement by the authors, "It is important to dispel the notion than
epidural analgesia is in some way harmful to babies".  Here's the link,
> http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/448361?mpid=9185
> Sheesh, Marsha

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