I was born in 1975. If you’re like me, you grew up confused about whether or not epidurals were safe or not. The majority of the public seemed to agree that they were safe, but (when I was younger) I wondered how epidurals worked and how doctors really knew the drugs did NOT come into contact with the baby. It was a passing thought because I didn’t really know any doctors to talk to, and I didn’t have a smartphone or the internet to look things up immediately so I just continued to be confused. I  figured I’d research it more when I got pregnant just to make sure they were safe.

But, I never got pregnant so I never researched them in depth. Then, in my 40s,  I got an ESI (Epidural Steroid Injection) for spine damage pain relief and I had a horrible adverse reaction to it. I was in excruciating (I-want-to-die) kind of pain for 12 hours, but it galvanized me… I started “rage researching” or “rage reading” medical articles about epidurals and autism/ADHD… for 12 hours.

I learned so much about epidural and spinal anesthesia and Epidural Steroid injections, Autism/ADHD, caesareans and that big pharma’s biggest scandal is hiding in plain sight.(Hint: Their chemicals cause Autism)

It was January 2023 when I learned the truth about epidural and spinal anesthesia. The drugs not only reach the baby, but they damage the baby’s health. Big pharma used a misinformation campaign that told the public that epidurals were safe so that the public would buy their products.

I’m not the only voice saying that using these drugs in the epidural space or thecal sac is dangerous and should not be used because its negative effects outweigh the positive effect. The FDA says this also…

Did you know that labor epidurals, spinal anesthesia and ESIs are NOT approved by the FDA. They have  NEVER been approved. Unfortunately, I don’t think most women know that and that’s why women continue to get them.

We all need to pay attention to what the FDA does NOT approve because it approves a lot of controversial pharmaceuticals. So, when the FDA does NOT APPROVE of something, they are sending the public a serious message. They are saying these things are not safe, and we don’t want to be held liable. So, why do doctors and big pharma continue to sell epidurals and spinals? Because it’s a huge moneymaker, and they’ve been getting away with this for decades.

Why don’t more women know this?
I think there are a few reasons why women haven’t figured this mystery out sooner.

#1: BIG PHARMA SPENT A LOT OF MONEY YO MAKE THE PUBLIC BELIEVE THEIR PRODUCTS WERE SAFE

They got scientists to fudge the results in epidural studies so they could trick the public into believing epidurals & spinals were safe.

Big pharma ran a big advertising campaign in the 1970s to manipulate the masses into trusting them & their products.

Big Pharma went to great lengths to deceive us.

#2: WE DIDNT HAVE EASY ACCESS TO MEDICAL INFORMATION BEFORE THE INTERNET

In the 70s/80s/90s, doing any research was much harder than it is now. Now, we have access to a ton of medical information. The internet helped me figure out all of my health problems. Now, I want to share with other ladies what I’ve learned.

Why has Autism/ADHD increased 1000% since the 1970s?

In the 1970s, epidurals become popular due to a campaign of misinformation by big pharma
In the 1980s, the public starts hearing and talking about autism. “Rainman” premiered in 1986. This introduced the disorder to many people that didn’t know it existed.
In the 1990s, the rates of autism/ ADHD continued to increase as usage of anesthesia during pregnancy also continued to rise.


“ADHD cases began to climb significantly in the 1990s”.
(SOURCE: https://www.healthline.com/health/adhd/history#:~:text=ADHD%20cases%20began%20to%20climb,were%20reporting%20their%20children’s%20symptoms.)

This made me wonder what the rates of autism were before epidurals became popular.

So, what was the rate of autism in the 1950s?
“In the 1950s it was estimated that 1 in 25,000 children was diagnosed with Autism. In 1970s and 1980s, about one in 2,500 children was diagnosed with ASD. In 2000, the US Centre for Disease Control (CDC) reported that the prevalence of ASD had reached 1 in 150 children.”
(SOURCE:https://www.autism-adhd.org.au › a…
Why the increase in Autism (ASD), ADHD and Neurodevelopmental …)

1950s- 1 in 25,000 children born w/ASD (before epidurals were popularized). Epidural and spinal anesthesia are not the only ways a baby can develop ASD, but I think they are the most common ways. I think many forms of chemical intervention (painkillers(Tylenol), anesthesia(opioids), Pitocin) during pregnancy can damage the baby’s brain development. 

In earlier times, women got anesthesia (like nitrous oxide or painkillers by mouth) so I think mothers and babies were getting damaged during childbirth but it wasn’t as common as it is now.  Getting anesthesia during childbirth wasn’t popular, yet. So, chemical interventions during pregnancy were happening and affecting the brain development in babies, but they were happening much less.

In the 70s, epidural use becomes popular, and the rates of Autism/ADHD start to rise significantly …

1970s & 1980s– 1 in 2500 children are born with ASD
2000– 1 in 150 children are born with
ASD
2023-1 in 36 children are born with ASD
“The prevalence of autism in the United States has increased by over 1000% since 1970, from 1 in 5000 to 1 in 36.”
(Source: Autism Statistics & Facts: How Many People Have Autism? – The Treetop ABA Therapy)

Q:When will the rates of maternal mortality and autism/ADHD stop rising? A: When women start opting out of anesthesia and any chemical intervention during pregnancy.

I’m not judging women. I want women to hold big pharma accountable. If I ever got pregnant, I would have had an epidural. When I was in my 20s and 30s, it felt like everybody thought they were safe.

Now that I know better, I want EVERY WOMAN to know better. Epidural and spinal anesthesia during pregnancy only offers temporary relief but you and your baby could feel the damage of those chemicals for the rest of your life (spine damage/mental illness).

Q:How can we stop the rise of autism/ADHD and maternal mortality?
A:OPTOUT- it’s definitely the more painful route, but it’s the safest way to protect you and your baby during childbirth.

Ladies, this is not our fault. They’ve lied to us all. Now, we have to share this information with other women who think those chemical interventions during pregnancy are safe. They are not. The world needs to know these things. We have to tell other women. We have to help other women.

Honestly, it feels like we are living in Gilead in some ways. We’ve been fed a lie so that doctors and hospitals and big pharma can turn us into lifetime patients and profit off of our pain. They damage mothers and babies with chemicals during childbirth and then they sell them pharmaceuticals and procedures to manage their symptoms for the rest of their lives. They make more money on keeping us sick and alive then curing us. They are profiting off of our pain, off of the damage they created.

It seems too demonic to be real, but that’s what’s happening.

WHO is going to change things if not us?

Ladies, let’s get women talking!