Gisela is having her first baby and has received a drug that will numb the entire lower area of her body during labor.Gisela has been given a(n)

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An epidural is a regional anesthesia that numbs the lower half of the body and is commonly used during labor and delivery to relieve pain. Oxytocic drugs are used to induce or augment labor, analgesics are medications used for pain relief, and hormones can play a role in labor and delivery but do not typically provide numbing effects. Therefore, the best choice for the situation described is A) epidural.

Gisela Is Having Her First Baby and Has Received a Drug