Epidural Information Card

 
The Epidural Information Card is an updated version of the original produced by Mike Wee at the Poole Maternity Unit (see White et al. Int J Obstet Anesth 2003; 12:93).

It is a two-sided card which can be laminated and kept in labour rooms so that women who lack knowledge about epidurals can read it during the early stages of labour when they are more able to understand the information.

The first side briefly explains the epidural procedure, and the reverse includes a table with risks of regional anaesthesia.   This table is also included in the revised version (3rd edition) of the 'Pain Relief in Labour' booklet. 

See English and Foreign Language translations to download  

First side of the card:

We are grateful to the following doctors and patients who have kindly contributed to the translations of these leaflets:

• Bulgarian - Drs Zhana & Dancho Ignatov
• Catalan - Dr Ildefons Sardà
• Czech - Dr Sylva Dolenska
• Farsi - Dr Ebrahim Dehghani
• Georgian - Drs Alex Gokhelashvili, Lasha Phirtskhalava, Kakhaber Sanikidze, Alex Kakauridze and Tinatin Chkhaidze
• Greek - Dr Adina Michalos
• Japanese - Prof Takashi Asai
• Malayalam - Dr Zacharia Jose
• Punjabi - Dr Jaspreet Kaur
• Russian - Irina Kosheleva, Svetlana Rutter
• Serbian - Dr Mirjana Kendrisic
• Slovenian - Dr Ales Rozman
• Telugu - Dr Anil Darbar
• Welsh - Dr Lowri Bowen