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My wife is 37 weeks pregnant, her platelet count has dropped to 100. how low can before an epidural is not recommended? should she get induced early?
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Epidural : Personally my cut off for a labor epidural is 60k. However i certainly would touch base with your OB as well as the anesthesia department.
Answered 6/10/2014
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