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A member asked:
Is it safe to get an epidural for giving birth if i have spondylolisthesis?
6 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Yes: Usually the epidural is given at spinal level much higher than where the slip resides. Should not be any different for the anesthesiologist than normal.
Answered 9/12/2015
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Yes: Just let them know th level of the spondy and they can put it at the one of the other 4 levels in your low back. They work around it.
Answered 10/4/2016
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Yes: It is usually safe to have an epidural with a spondylolisthesis. The best way to be safe is to have a spine specialist review your films and give recommendations to the obstetrician and anesthesiolgist before you end up in the labor room.
Answered 5/9/2016
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