To address the problem, Tokyo mayor Yuriko Koike has pledged to subsidise epidural childbirth “as early as possible” to ...

The Tokyo metropolitan government will subsidize the cost of “painless delivery,” the use of an epidural or other anesthetics ...

I wanted my baby's birth to be perfect. My obsession almost drove me nuts.

These days, epidurals have become one of the most popular methods of relieving labor pain. Around 50% of women who birth in hospitals will have an epidural. Epidural anesthesia blocks the nerve ...

Social media algorithms told me that I had to give birth at home, without drugs. But my baby didn’t care about the ...

Ksenija Lukich didn't have a birth plan for her first child. She was willing to relinquish control, to allow the delivery to ...

An epidural is a regional anaesthesia given to women during labour, to block the pain of contractions. Around 50% of women who birth in hospital will be given an epidural during labour. One of the ...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is looking to begin offering a subsidy for epidural childbirths in fiscal 2025.

"It starts with 'I do natural birth' or 'I'm an epidural mom' and then turns into 'I sleep train' or 'I'm a gentle parent.'" What has long been a war over the best way to raise a child — and the ...

Objective is to examine the effect of epidural analgesia in first stage ... babies were delivered at a free standing birth center or at 3 hospitals, all in San Diego, CA. This study of 2,052 ...