Monday, October 20, 2008

Anesthesia during childbirth seen very safe

The odds of a woman dying from the anesthesia she may be given during childbirth have fallen to about one in a million, according to a study described at the American Society of Anesthesiologists annual meeting in Orlando, Florida.

The new finding "should be very reassuring for women," Dr. Joy L. Hawkins, professor of anesthesiology at the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, who led the study, told Reuters Health.

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1 comments:

Sophia Nelson said...

I gave birth to 3 wonderful children, all came in less than 15 minutes, and I experienced no pain at all.

As a matter of fact it was quite joyful!

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Sophia Nelson