I know personally of two serious cases. In Peterborough, Ontario, quite a
few years ago now, a woman died after the epidural somehow paralyzed her
breathing. I'm not sure exactly what went wrong, but that's how it was
reported in the newspaper. I also had a friend in Oakville who suffered
nerve damage from a botched epidural that affected her leg. That baby is now
10 years old and the mother still walks with a limp. I've seen many mothers
with the "leaking" causing severe headaches - some have had "patches" done
to stop the leaking but the headaches can be terrible and can make it tough
to bond with the baby or get breastfeeding going.

Teresa Pitman
Guelph, Ontario

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