The Local France https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Why do so many French women have epidurals? Almost 80 percent of French women will have an epidural during childbirth, new statistics show, ranking them among the most dependent on the pain killers in the world. But why? https://www.thelocal.fr/20150904/why-do-so-many-french-women-have-epidurals Fri, 04 Sep 2015 18:55:35 +0200 why-do-so-many-french-women-have-epidurals