Think about this… Even one drop of alcohol is not good for your fetus, right? Most women listen to this guidance and don’t drink during their pregnancy to protect the development of their baby.
So, why would getting anesthesia (painkillers + anesthetic) in your third trimester be safe for your baby? It’s not. It’s administered while the baby is still in utero which exposes the baby to dangerous chemicals. A labor epidural injection contains painkillers (fentanyl, morphine,or another opioid) and anesthetic (bupivacaine, chloroprocaine, and lidocaine, or Ropivacaine ).
A mother will get a combination of fentanyl (or morphine or another opioid) and an anesthetic in her epidural or spinal. Even 1 drop of fentanyl/morphine is not good for your baby, right? For years, big pharma & doctors have said that the chemicals in anesthesia don’t reach the baby. Now, they admit some of the chemicals do reach the baby, but it is a very small amount. They say they don’t know how much reaches the child nor its side effects. I think big pharma and the FDA know exactly how dangerous epidural & spinal anesthesia are, and they don’t want to tell the public because it won’t be good for business..
“ Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 75-200 times more potent than morphine sulfate and has a much shorter half-life,” but they’re both bad for babies.
Why do doctors recommend these dangerous drugs and procedures? Because doctors are incentivized to sell certain products. Big Pharma makes at least 30 million (estimation) dollars a day selling epidurals, just in America. They get doctors all across the world to recommend anesthesia to as many pregnant mothers as possible. This is dangerous and a serious conflict of interest.
We need to keep our fetuses/children away from fentanyl and morphine and any painkiller because they all cause damage and can affect a baby’s development . How much? Nobody seems to know. So, why is the FDA allowing big pharma/hospitals/doctors to sell epidurals & spinals to any woman that wants one when they don’t even fully know the risk. Epidural & Spine anesthesia are only supposed to be used in emergency situations.
Epidurals & Spinals have never been FDA approved for normal patient use because they cause physical and mental damage to both the mother and the baby. So, epidurals & spinals are supposed to just be used ONLY in emergencies (EUA- emergency use authorization), where the reward outweighs the risk (the mother’slife or the baby’s life). That’s not what’s happening.
If OBGYNs followed FDA regulations, only a small number of women would actually qualify to get an epidural,. We need rules and regulations to keep us safe. They need to be enforce. The FDA is not currently doing their job. They have a financial relationship with big pharma who funds 70% of the FDA’s clinical trials. Big pharma is funding their own clinical trials so who can expect unbiased results. This is another conflict of interest.
SOURCE:https://drlynellemcsweeney.com/before-getting-an-epidural-for-back-pain-read-this/
Q: “Are epidurals approved by the FDA?”
A: “ACCORDING TO THE FDA…
Despite widespread belief to the contrary, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration has not approved this procedure – or any drug – for spinal injection as a treatment for neck or back pain”
Why arent epidural and spinal anesthesia approved by the FDA, even though they’ve been in use for over 100 years? I don’t think they will ever be approved by the FDA. Because the FDA knows epidural and spinal anesthesia cause physical and mental damage. Epidurals & spinals should only be used for relief if a woman can’t deliver her baby safely without pain management,, and mothers still should be told that it can cause permanent damage in them and their baby.
You can avoid all the bad things that can happen after a chemical intervention to a mother and her baby by just OPTING OUT.
Today, I read this article…it’s about pregnant women addicted to fentanyl, and how this affects the baby.
“Severe birth defects in at least a dozen babies may be linked to fentanyl use during pregnancy.”
This is what can happen to your baby if you take fentanyl while pregnant. (See picture attached).
Perhaps you think this story does not apply to you because you’re not a fentanyl addict. But, all pregnant women should know that fentanyl can cause birth defects because doctors often use fentanyl in epidural & spinal anesthesia.
Why are doctors putting fentanyl (which causes birth defects) in labor epidural or spinal anesthesia? This is blatantly a bad idea. The baby definitely comes into contact with the anesthesia chemicals. How much does the baby get exposed to? Nobody seems to know. How many drops of fentanyl does it take to cause a birth defect? Nobody knows that either, but everybody can agree not even a drop of fentanyl is good for your baby. So, things need to change.
OBGYNs often don’t tell patients that epidurals cause spine degeneration because they want to sell them the epidural. Many doctors and big pharma are keeping the truth from the public because they want to continue to profit from permanently damaging people and turning them into lifelong patients. I feel like the breadth of this betrayal is shocking. I mean, they’re hiding the truth in plain sight and laughing all the way to the bank.
Everyone in the delivery room can see when the drugs reach the baby because the baby slows down or even stops moving after the mother receives anesthesia. Then, they give the mother PITOCIN (another chemical interventio) to wake the baby up and get that baby moving again. Pitocin has been linked to causing ADHD.
The drugs in every woman’s epidural alters them and their babies, but it’s invisible damage so new parents often don’t make the connection between the mother’s and baby’s health problems and getting an epidural &/or spinal anesthesia. This is why it’s important to spread the word…epidural & spinal anesthesia damage the bones and brains of both women and babies during labor.
In babies, I think there’s a clear connection between autism/ADHD & anesthesia (painkillers & anesthetic). Have you noticed how many people on the autistic spectrum have fragile bones (low bone density)? I think the anesthesia chemicals cause both physical and mental changes.
HOW CAN ANESTHESIA CAUSE AUTISM/ADHD?
(step by step theory on how anesthesia can cause autism… and other problems…)
STEP ONE:Anesthesia administered into epidural space or inside your spinal sac ( both dangerous and not FDA approved).
STEP TWO:Drugs are absorbed into the mother’s bloodstream and cerebrospinal fluid.
STEP THREE:The drugs go from the mother’s bloodstream into the placenta
STEP FOUR:The baby absorbs the drugs from the placenta.
STEP FIVE: A baby’s brain is only partially formed at birth.The second stage of growth happens after birth. When the painkillers and anesthetic flow into the baby‘s brain, it creates hydrocephalus. I think that alters the development of the first stage of brain growth (the brain’s foundation). Then, this irregular foundation alters how the rest of the brain develops after birth, creating more folds in the brain. Parents can’t see a problem with their baby at first. It takes time to develop.
-STEP SIX:Parents typically see signs of ASD between the ages of 2-5 because this is when the second part of the brain develops. The brain is 90% formed by the age of 5.
Autism is typically diagnosed by age 5, but that’s not always the case.
In the first year of life, your baby’s brain doubles in size.
· By their first birthday, their brain is two thirds the size of an adult brain.
· In the first three years of life, their brain is growing and changing faster than it ever will again.
-Many children on the autism spectrum have fragile bones that can develop into osteoporosis. These conditions often exist together because the anesthesia damages the baby’s brain and it’s bones— just like it affects the baby’s mother.
In women, I think there’s a clear connection between anesthesia (painkillers & anesthetic) & spine degeneration (bad backs) & mental illness (post- partum depression to psychosis)
-HEALTH PROBLEM #1: The chemicals in epidural & spinal anesthesia cause spine degeneration.
– HEALTH PROBLEM #2: The chemicals can cause mental illness.
– HEALTH PROBLEM #3: In a botched epidural, a women can get a CSF leak that will cause her health problems until it is sealed. In spinal anesthesia, every patient gets a CSF leak that may or may not close on its own. If it stays open, it will continue to cause you health problems. You doctor may never notify you of the leak or follow up to make sure the leak sealed. Neither form of pain management is safe and should only be used for emergencies.
When I first discovered this medical scandal/tragedy/situation, (I don’t know what to call it), I knew people might have a hard time understanding the theory and believing me, since I am not a doctor. I have been chronically ill for 24 years and figured out my own problems (cervical stenosis/cervical instability, facet joint capsulitus, bone spurs, disc slippage, a chiari malformation, cerebellar tonsillar ectopia and a CSF leak) through online medical research. I have spine problems so I have to spend a lot of time in bed, trying to avoid the pain that comes from all physical activity. So. I read, research and write a lot. I want to try to help other people with their medical problems because I think it’ll help me find value/meaning in all of the suffering of being chronically ill. I want to explain to people what’s going on so the medical industry has more trouble taking advantage of people.
Most people believe anesthesia during birth is safe. I’ve researched it. It is not at all safe. As I learned more, I started to think that taking on big pharma might be too big of a problem for me to squash by myself. However, I think women could change things if we work as a collective.
As soon as I realized the injustice that was taking place in delivery rooms all across the world, I wanted to tell everyone. I started with my friends and family and received mixed reviews. I think I’m getting better at explaining it as I go…I think. I hope that women can spread the truth about epidural & spinal anesthesia to other women so we can start saving women and children from unnecessary health problems, unnecessary suffering.
How can we most effectively spread the word to women to raise awareness of this injustice? Big pharma sells about 24,000 epidurals a day in America. I think this is a job that social media was made for. There are a lot of people that need to be warned before they’re harmed.. Once women become aware of the problem, I think women will want to not only #OPTOUT themselves but take action to spread awareness to others. Women, I think as a collective we could genuinely make the world a better place. However, I understand that’s a pretty lofty goal. I mean…. where do you even start? How do we stop big pharma/doctors/hospitals from profiting off of the pain of women and children ? Is it even possible to change the healthcare industry?
It felt overwhelming, almost paralyzing…
Then, I realized that women don’t have to try to make big pharma/doctors/hospitals change anything, we can just #OPTOUT of the dangerous procedure and drugs they want us to buy. Natural births are more painful, but the rewards of suffering through that pain will last a lifetime. I know it’s easier said than done, but it’s the simplest and safest solution. I think opting out of anesthesia during labor is how modern women will take back their power, our bodies, our health, and our future.
It’s not our fault that we all thought anesthesia during pregnancy was safe when it actually can damage both the baby and mother, physically and mentally. Big pharma has been fooling the world for decades by putting out misinformation and incentivizing doctors to sell as many epidurals & spinals as they could. They only thing women are guilty of is being trusting. You should be able to trust OBGYNs and big pharma with your health. How have they been getting away with this for so long? This scandal is hiding in plain sight.
It reminds me of the opioid crisis, and no one is doing anything about it.
Currently, the Sacklers (of Purdue Pharma) are currently in court because of their roles in the orchestration of the opioid crisis. They are expected to pay 6 billion dollars in damages.
Simultaneously, big pharma has been putting out misinformation to mislead and confuse the public about the safety of anesthesia during pregnancy, which leads many confused ladies to turn to their doctor for guidance. Their doctor would usually recommend epidural or spinal anesthesia and may not even explain all the risks for the short reward of pain relief. Also, the efficacy of epidurals is often poor or it doesn’t work at all. Women have believed for decades that anesthesia was safe, and that is untrue. Big pharma keeps covering up the truth and damaging people.
Ladies, It’s not our fault that we’ve all been deceived, but I think this anesthesia crisis may be our problem to fix. Who will warn women if we don’t? Can we trust big pharma and doctors to tell women the truth? Obviously not. How long would it take to hold big pharma and doctors accountable and inform every woman about the true dangers of anesthesia during labor. That could take forever and women still may choose anesthesia.
Let’s spread the word across the world as fast as possible so women can learn the truth. Then, they can make the safest, healthiest choices for themselves and their babies. Epidural & Spinal Anesthesia can cause unnecessary health problems and should only be utilized in emergencies. How will anyone change healthcare and give women better pain management options? It seemed like a daunting project.
Then, I had an epiphany. The quickest, easiest solution came to me, I realized women can simply #OPTOUT of spinal &/or epidural anesthesia to protect themselves and their babies. The system needs to change, but women can quickly take back control of their health and the health of their babies by choosing to #OPTOUT of all painkillers & anesthetics throughout their entire pregnancy (which definitely includes labor and delivery). Change could start today!
I think opting out and #GOINGNATURAL during childbirth could affect many things in the world. I think it could stop the rise of autism/ADHD rate, reduce the amount of money allocated for ASD research and services and re-allocate money to other research projects, will reduce the effects of postpartum depression and psychosis, will eliminate a mother’s risk for a CSF leak which would exacerbate all of her other health problems. Not getting anesthesia will keep their bones strong, and helps the mother and baby bond, babies also have an easier time latching and breastfeeding, and not taking drugs allows you to breastfeed soon after delivery, without needing to pump and dump or worry about exposing your baby to more chemicals.
In summation, I think if women effectively spread the word through social media, more people will #OPTOUT of ANESTHESIA which will keep more mothers and their babies healthy which will ultimately help all of humanity to complete their life missions and prosper.
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