A regional anaesthetic allows you to have a caesarean delivery while you are awake without feeling pain (whereas under a general anaesthetic you would be asleep).
The regional anaesthetic may be given as one single injection between the bones of your back (called a spinal anaesthetic) or through a small plastic tube inserted into your back (called an epidural anaesthetic).
The anaesthetic blocks pain messages in the nerves. You will be numb from your chest down and you will not be able to move your legs.
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