epidural

Adjective complement with noun phrase

have: There is evidence that your chances of needing a forceps delivery are nearly the same as when you have not had a standard epidural.

Modifies a noun

• analgesia: In women with patient controlled epidural analgesia only 69 % did not need a top up.
• anesthesia: In my practice, I limit caudal epidural anesthesia to children who are still small enough for their mothers to carry.
• anesthesia: Methods: A total of 88 patients who had received epidural anesthesia during labor were included in the study.
• catheter: An epidural catheter is passed into the pleural cavity.
• haematoma: NSAID's ( including aspirin ) do not increase the risk of epidural haematoma.
• infusion: In women with continuous epidural infusion, 41 % did not need a top up.

Preposition: during

labor: This is done using a local anesthetic unless you have had an epidural during labor for pain relief.

Infinitive complement

• relieve: Ruth also needed an epidural to relieve the pain, as well as gas and air.
• help: But Katie did indicate she wanted an epidural to help with the pain.

Preposition: in

• situ: The majority of the women involved had an epidural in situ.
• case: Insertion of an epidural in these cases may aggravate the infection.
• place: You will need a urinary catheter for the time that you have an epidural in place because of the numbing effect.

Preposition: for

relief: Many women opt for having an epidural for pain relief during birth.