The patient strongly prefers a vaginal delivery to cesarean delivery and is concerned that epidural analgesia may alter the progress of labor. The anesthesiologist is consulted to discuss the use ...

Epidural versus CSE for Pain Control during Labor The researchers compared CSE with epidural analgesia in 800 healthy women requiring pain control during labor. One group received standard ...

Research has provided new insights into the mechanisms and management of analgesia in labor and has shed more light on the timing of epidural labor analgesia, the choice of local anesthetics ...

Epidural analgesia initiated early in labor (when the cervix is less than 4.0 cm dilated) has been associated with an increased risk of cesarean delivery. It is unclear, however, whether this ...

Antibiotic use during labor was categorized by indication. RESULTS: A total of 59.6% of women received epidural analgesia. The rate of antibiotic use was significantly higher in women receiving ...

You doctor will have to watch your baby closely during labor. Also, some studies have shown a link between epidural analgesia and neonatal respiratory distress syndrome, which is a condition that ...

Autism spectrum disorder in offspring is not significantly associated with administration of epidural analgesia during labor as per a study “Association of epidural analgesia during labor with ...

An epidural is a procedure in which an anesthesiologist ... United States state-level variation in the use of neuraxial analgesia during labor for pregnant women. JAMA Netw Open.

There is a complication in the condition of the patient which is too painful for the epidural to block. • There has been a delay of more than 15 minutes in the changeover of infusion bags. • The ...

Getting an epidural during labor is linked with a decrease in severe ... Experts agree ensuring equitable access to epidural analgesia is essential. Casavant added: “We must support all women ...