Hydromorphone has been studied extensively as a substitute for intrathecal morphine in patients with chronic noncancer pain. In fact, a recent consensus article placed hydromorphone as a first line therapy along with morphine for intrathecal pain management. Its ability to treat post-Cesarean pain when administered in the epidural space has been known for quite some time, but its effects in the intrathecal space are less established. In patients undergoing Cesarean delivery, intrathecal doses of 40 to 100 micrograms have been reported to provide good pain scores postoperatively with only minimal side effects. Doses of up to 300 micrograms have been used, leading to excellent pain control without out respiratory depression, but with significant pruritus and nausea.