Mums, will an epidural slowdown labor?

Epidural will speed up your dilation process as you will feel more relax and less tense during contraction pain. However, it does slow down your labor during pushing out of your baby. You might find that your epidural makes pushing more difficult and additional medications or interventions may be needed such forceps or cesarean. http://americanpregnancy.org/labor-and-birth/epidural/