O89: Complications of anaesthesia during the puerperium
O89.4: Spinal and epidural anaesthesia-induced headache during the puerperium
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 your puerperium you were anesthetized in the spinal cord area. The puerperium is the first 6 to 8 weeks after childbirth.
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