Having attended the Epidural Symposium in Washington DC last February at
which many of the well-known experts/researchers presented, I am looking
forward to hearing Lewis Mehl-Madrona speak here about epidurals in August.
One statistic quoted by him is: "between 1 & 6 women (depending on what
percent of epidurals become spinals) per 100,000 epidurals are paralyzed
permanently or die as a result of epidurals".
More case study presentations by practising lactation consultants will
hopefully heighten interest in research on the effects of epidurals on
early establishment of breastfeeding and bonding issues.
Jan Cornfoot
Editor, Birth Issues Journal
Brisbane, Australia