: Elizabeth Steiner <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
. The drugs from the
> epidural should not pass through to the baby. More often than not, IMHO,
> babies are worn out at birth when mom has had an epidural because it
prolongs
> labor, especially second stage>
> Elizabeth Steiner MD (FP, does tons of maternity care)
I'm sorry, but I beg to differ here - we use epidurals usually only for our
C/S (booked)and those are the babies with the sucking difficulties. If they
aren't getting the drugs, what is messing up their suck?
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