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Does taking an epidural during labor also help for the awful contractions after the birth? i'm expecting my 10th and suffer terribly after each birth.
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Epidural: An epidural lastsapproximately 3-5 hours. You can discuss your problem with your obstetrician and maybe he can give you a more potent cocktail in your epidural.
Answered 6/20/2013
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Maybe: The epidural for labor will work as long as the local anesthetic infusion is running.
Answered 11/13/2018
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