Louise: walking epidural has been discussed in MIDIRS... a journal from the u.k....the artilce cited is: mobile regional analgesia in labour. journ of obstet and gyn vol 101 no. 10 oct 1994 p. 839-841....will try to scan later and synopsize for you......small doses of anaetheetic and opioids injected subarachnoid as the intial dose and maintenaince analgesia via an epidural caheter.... Patricia