| Literature DB >> 25088476 |
E N Grant1, W Tao, M Craig, D McIntire, K Leveno.
Abstract
Approximately 60% of women who labour in the USA receive some form of neuraxial analgesia, but concerns have been raised regarding whether it negatively impacts the labour and delivery process. In this review, we attempt to clarify what has been established as truths, falsities and uncertainties regarding the effects of this form of pain relief on labour progression, negative and/or positive. Additionally, although the term 'epidural' has become synonymous with neuraxial analgesia, we discuss two other techniques, combined spinal-epidural and continuous spinal analgesia, that are gaining popularity, as well as their effects on labour progression.Entities:
Keywords: Analgesia; epidural; labour; neuraxial
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25088476 PMCID: PMC4308552 DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12966
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BJOG ISSN: 1470-0328 Impact factor: 6.531