Are Epidurals Truly Safe For Pregnant Moms & Babies?

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I believe that only board-certified, OB/GYN, and pediatric anesthesiologists M.D.'s, and D.O.'s can give birthing, walking epidurals safely, with continual, fetal heartbeat monitoring. The issue is fetal safety, along with the risk of paralysis for the pregnant mother.

Can and should their physician assistants and nurse practitioner, midwives perform epidurals, on birthing mothers, without their direct supervision though? Also, I think urogynecologists often have to repair botched deliveries, usually from non-Cesarean births.

Cesarean section deliveries still pose a risk to the pregnant mothers and babies though. Vaginal births still include risky forceps, vacuums, episiotomies also. The forceps, and vacuums could cause brain damage to the newborn, but lack of oxygen (not using either device) can cause the same: brain damage to the baby. Some people blame the epidural for causing further complications, which can lead to a higher risk of emergency C-section.

Every newborn, regardless of which delivery method, needs follow-up/assessment by board-certified, pediatric neurologists, which often isn't financially feasible, unfortunately. Honestly, all infants at one month of age, needs a second, pediatric neurologist follow-up appointment, to make sure they're not irreparably harmed by either method of birthing, post-discharge from the hospital.