O74: Complications of anaesthesia during labour and delivery
O74.6: Other complications of spinal and epidural anaesthesia during labour and delivery
The spinal cord is located in the spinal column. The spinal cord is made up of nerve fibers. The brain uses the nerve fibers to exchange information with the organs, skin and muscles.
The purpose of an anesthetic in the spinal cord area is to suppress the feeling of pain in a particular part of the body. During the birth you were anesthetized in the spinal cord area.
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