Originally Posted by Shanana Hmmm. I'm giving birth at a birth center inside a hospital. Obviously, the birth center's epidural rate is "zero", since they don't do them. My understanding is that "very few" women are transferred to L&D for the express purpose of getting an epidural (this was told to me by my family dr, not someone at the birth center), but I guess I don't know the number. I also don't know the epidural rate for L&D, although I suppose it's probably fairly high (just like most hospitals). Good questions to ask, I suppose ... Shana EDD 7/29/05 |
Originally Posted by bri276 pretty much the same situation with me. But the nurse for the birthing center said most women who want an epidural go up to the regular L&D rooms instead of going down to the center, because by the time they're at the hospital they have already changed their minds about an epidural. Once they get to the center, very few leave. |
Originally Posted by onlyboys The epidural rate at the hospital I delivered all three boys at was 95% in October of 2003. Incredible. One of the nurses who helped me through my 2nd birth said later to me that she had never seen an unmedicated birth. |
Originally Posted by MilkOnDemand When we went for our childbirth refresher, we were actually told that several of the L&D nurses are uncomfortable with an unmedicated birth, and that if we get one we might be told that a different nurse will be assigned... |
Originally Posted by onlyboys One of the nurses who helped me through my 2nd birth said later to me that she had never seen an unmedicated birth. |
