Health Care
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Epidural: What Is It & How Does It Work?
“Epidural anesthesia for labor pain reduction is a form of anesthesia in which pain medicine is injected near the lower spine or backbone,” says Sangeeta Kumaraswami, M.D., an anesthesiologist specialized in obstetric anesthesia at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, New York. “It numbs the area below the injection, enabling a woman to stay awake and attentive but more comfortable throughout labor, and to feel pressure to push when the time comes to deliver her baby. It is also known as an epidural block or epidural injection.” How Does an Epidural Work? An epidural anesthesia injection works by injecting an anesthetic into the epidural area around your spine, preventing pain signals…
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When It Is Too Late For An Abortion?
The answer to your query is very dependent on where you reside. Varying states have different regulations about how late in a pregnancy an abortion can be obtained. The staff at your local Planned Parenthood health facility can assist you with determining how state laws affect you. You can only receive a pharmaceutical abortion (commonly known as the abortion pill) if you’re fewer than nine weeks pregnant, regardless of where you reside. If you are more than nine weeks pregnant, you must have an in-clinic abortion. How Early Can an Abortion Be Performed? Abortions are classified into two types: medical and surgical/in-clinic. According to Planned Parenthood, medical abortions (such as…
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Why Your Baby Is Staring and When to Worry About Your Baby Staring?
Is your baby staring at people, things, or what appears to be nothing at all? You may have found it odd that your child won’t turn away from a stranger’s face. Or maybe it’s a touch unsettling that your kid keeps staring off into a corner of your room, as if s/he knows something you don’t. Your child is gazing at you so intently for a very good reason. In fact, it’s evidence that his or her brain is growing normally! So why do infants gaze? Here is the solution! Why Do Babies Stare at You? 1. Attractive Individuals Attract Babies You might be the object of a baby’s admiration…
