Bad headline, @nytimes. The study asks if docs should turn off epidural for pushing, that's all. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/10/well/family/epidurals-do-not-prolong-labor.html?_r=0 …
Well here's a v recent systematic review that found that epidurals increase the 1st stage and no effect on 2nd stage https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/6188/ed5a2d49d0d44d7e144dc6d2e91cead0348a.pdf …
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So yeh I'd 100% agree I think this is a misunderstanding of labor. Also, of side-effects, because length is only ONE issue
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Hm, that would both agree with this study, and disagree with the headline!
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Almost as if complex medical issues are hard to sum up without significant research!
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