I Don't Want My Patients to Have C-Section Pain - What Can I Do About It?

Multiple studies show that patients are having inadequate anesthesia and requiring supplemental medications during C-sections. "It's really important for us to think about ways that we can either prevent conversion to general anesthesia or even prevent the situation where women would need to have, you know, additional medication," says Dr. John Rizzuto. The biggest, most important thing is meticulous management of your labor epidural catheters, he adds.