$8,147 for childbirth and $22,955 for knee replacement surgery: These are just two common procedures and their costs in a private hospital if you don't' have private health insurance. (Figures are an average of Medibank's claims information in 2012).
epidurals for surgery and pain relief local anaesthetic or pain relief medicine is injected into the epidural space that surrounds the spinal cord epidurals are also used for the treatment of chronic back pain and sciatica shooting pain down one or both legs and in childbirth but these won t be discussed here
âI had an epidural (props to anyone who does labor without drugs) which was a-ok with anyone who helped with my care.â in 3 reviews. âThe midwives were excellent -- professional, caring and always spent plenty of time with my wife and I explaining the birth etc (it was our first child).â in 2 reviews.