"If 'pain-free birth' were widely used, the rate of c-sections would fall," says Cheng Cheng-chieh, chairman of the OBGYN department at Yangming Hospital. But before this can happen, there is a need not only to find more anesthesiologists, but also to clarify responsibility for treatment between the maternity and anesthesiology departments. Thus most hospitals are still unwilling to offer "pain-free birth" to expectant mothers.
「無痛分娩作得好，剖腹產率會下降」，陽明醫院婦產科主任鄭丞傑指出，除了麻醉科醫生人手不足的原因外，產房和麻醉科之間醫療責任歸屬問題也未釐清，因此醫院多半不願意替產婦作無痛分娩。