UK's maternity pain gap: Black and Asian women less likely to receive epidurals during childbirth

Black and Asian women are significantly less likely than white women to receive epidural pain relief during labour, a major UK study has found. Researchers analysed more than 2.7 million births and found persistent differences in pain management across ethnic groups. Medical bodies are calling for better data collection and action to tackle what experts describe as an "ethnicity pain gap". Women from Black and Asian backgrounds in the UK are less likely than white women to receive epidural pain