How do epidurals work? And why is there a global shortage of them?
- Written by: Alicia Dennis, Professor MBBS, PhD, MPH, PGDipEcho, FANZCA, GAICD, The University of Melbourne
ShutterstockMore than 40% of people in Australia who access pain relief during labour use epidurals. That amounts to around 92,000 epidurals a year. They’re also used for pain relief outside obstetrics.
However, Australia is feeling the effects of a global supply shortage of particular brands of epidural kits. While this shortage was...
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