Epidural and high blood pressure

6 replies

SW100 · 21/09/2021 11:27

If you had high blood pressure did you have an epidural in labour to help control it? Did it help? Also were you induced?

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Ac1234567 · 22/09/2021 22:59

Would also like to know the answer to this!

SheABitSpicyToday · 22/09/2021 23:03

Yes :) I was induced and after around 20 hours they gave me an epidural to lower my blood pressure. It meant I got some sleep for a bit.

MrsPelligrinoPetrichor · 22/09/2021 23:19

I had one because I had a section and they commented my BP had lowered dramatically. I had PE.

Peach01 · 22/09/2021 23:42

Yes it helps with BP and makes you relaxed over all. I wanted it anyway, hospital were keen for BP. It's wonderful.

EccentricaGalumbits · 22/09/2021 23:46

Yes, yes and yes.

purpleme12 · 22/09/2021 23:56

Yes was induced
Yes had an epidural. Although that was because I let them persuade me. They wanted to cos it would help my blood pressure apparently as well as me. I let them persuade me. I said I wasn't so sure about them before
But I could still feel it. And sometimes it was still painful. I don't think it worked quite as well as it should.

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