Question

during childbirth, anesthesia is administered to numb the nerves from the uterus and birth passage without stopping labor.

Explanation:

Epidural anesthesia numbs the nerves from the uterus and birth - passage without stopping labor during childbirth. Topical anesthesia is mainly for surface areas, local anesthesia is for a small area, and conscious sedation doesn't have the same nerve - numbing effect for this purpose.

Answer:

epidural