200 epidural blunders admitted after three women die.

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200 epidural blunders admitted after three women die.

July 5, 2006

Oakeshott I. The Sunday Times. June 18 2006.

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This article reports on incidents of wrong drug and wrong route administration of epidurals in the United Kingdom's National Health Service.

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