Obstetrics and Anaesthesia

The following text outlines the types of Anaesthesia available for Caesarean Section. Your Anaesthetist will see you and discuss your general health, progress of your pregnancy and anaesthetic with you in more detail. You can also obtain more information from your Obstetrician, Midwife and Antenatal classes. This text is intended to provide information only. Please [...]

An epidural provides very effective pain relief for women in labour. It is important to know about epidurals before labour as you may not manage with other forms of pain relief and you may decide to have an epidural once you are in labour. In addition to the details about epidurals below, extra information is [...]