In most places in Europe epidurals are really frowned upon. In the Netherlands, for example, only 8% of women have babies using an epidural. There's a big trend of having home births using midwives, with no pain medication.
In the US the c-section rate is far higher than in Europe, partially to keep law suits down. Also, most women have their babies in a hospital with some sort of pain medication, most commonly an epidural.
With the American Society of Anesthesiologists griping about the 33% reimbursement rate by government health plan, Medicare, what do you think will happen if the public option is based upon the reimbursement rates that Medicare has in place? As it stands, one of the bills unlinks the two, but it's still an issue they're very concerned about.
Like OB/GYNS, Anesthesiologists have extremely high malpractice insurance premiums, and it's a dying field in medicine. Naturally, a patient getting heart surgery will get first dibs on an Anesthesiologist. Pain medication during childbirth is a luxury, not a necessity.
You can check out the Anesthesiologists site yourself if you'd like.
http://www.asahq.org/news/asanews081909a.htm
Melissa S
No uterus, no opinion...that's all I have to say. Now go away.
Kelsey
Woman have been giving birth without pain medication for thousands of years, I'm sure we can survive if they say no more epidurals. Just my opinion :)
Lubyloo
Yeah but I heard that under the healthcare proposal, I can get an epidural if I give up a kidney. That's how palin said it works, and I believe everything she says.
Timid Women Rarely Make History
I'd like to see you pass a baseball though the hole in your penis and not complain. When you do that. Then we can talk. Until then. I like my Epidurals. And I will get an Epidural again if I have anymore children.
bette
Well, seeing as they poked a hole through the lining of my spinal column, causing my fluid to slowly leak out, which caused the tendons in my brain to stretch and my actual brain to "bonk" around in my skull (worst pain of my life, let me add...and I've given birth three times and was in a severe auto accident), and had to give me a blood patch to fix it......I say "I don't give a damn what they do about it". I'd never get one again. But, I think everyone should have a choice.
Aimee's Mommy
I am completely against a government run health care system. That said, I wished I hadn't had the choice of an epidural. I gave birth without it but there were a few times that I almost gave in. If it hadn't been an option I would have focused better. I am all taking birth back to the natural process it was meant to be. That should be a personal and individual choice though.
harley_cowgirl_20
I'm planning on having my baby epidural free anyway so it doesn't matter to me.
tami t
I think we should all experience the full childbirth. I have had four and have not had an epidural for any. I would love to have a home birth, but am considered high risk. For me, when the pain gets really intense, I am almost done. Of course, I have been lucky in that I have had fairly short labors.
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