No matter how you feel about epidurals, you still need to have some information about them. I’ve seen lots of women decide before labor that epidurals were exactly what they wanted only to find out they couldn’t have one. Don’t get left in that rough spot.

Epidurals are the most popular form of medicinal pain relief in labor and birth. But there might be reasons why you can’t have an epidural. Find out what you need to know before labor.

7 Reasons You Can’t Have an Epidural