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Epidurals are not associated with long term backache, according to a study of
306 women in Staffordshire followed up two years after giving birth.
Howell and colleagues (p
357) found that self reported low back pain, disability,
limitation of movement, and measurements of spinal mobility did not
differ significantly between women who received epidural pain relief
and women who received other forms of pain relief during labour.
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