{"id":60397,"date":"2020-11-27T05:51:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-27T05:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=60397"},"modified":"2023-09-19T04:52:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T04:52:59","slug":"epidural-injection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/epidural-injection\/","title":{"rendered":"Epidural injection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A procedure that may be used in labor to anesthetize the mother\u2019s lower body.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The injection of anesthetic solution or other medicines into the epidural space of the spinal cord.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-zzyba-79elbk h-full dark:bg-gray-800\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-zzyba-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm dark:bg-gray-800\">\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-19\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>An anesthetic administered into the epidural space at the base of the spine for spinal numbness.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A procedure that may be used in labor to anesthetize the mother\u2019s lower body. 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