Labor epidurals and outcome

Robert R. Gaiser

doi:10.1016/S1521-6896(04)00048-5

Labor epidurals and outcome

Robert R. Gaiser

Anesthesiology

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Abstract

The use of epidural analgesia for labor continues to increase dramatically. It has been suggested that epidural analgesia increases the risk of cesarean section, operative vaginal delivery, and prolonged labor. These issues have been extensively investigated. The use of epidural analgesia does not increase the risk of cesarean section. It may affect the incidence of forceps delivery, but it depends on the medications used. Epidural analgesia does prolong labor, although the clinical significance of this prolongation has not been shown.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-16
Number of pages	16
Journal	Best Practice and Research in Clinical Anaesthesiology
Volume	19
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S1521-6896(04)00048-5
State	Published - Mar 2005

Keywords

Cesarean delivery
Epidural analgesia
Forceps delivery
Labor

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Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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