labor stagereal-world studyRecent research has suggested that 6cm of cervical dilation should be the threshold for the active labor phase, and it has confirmed that epidural analgesia (EA) is a safe method of pain relief during labor. However, the evidence provided for these findings comes ...
Women who received epidural analgesia during labor were less likely to experience severe maternal morbidity complications, such as heart attack or heart failure and sepsis. Image credit: Firma V | stock.adobe.com Receiving an epidural during labor is associated with a reduction in seriou...
Epidural Analgesia During Labor and Maternal FeverPhilip, John; Alexander, James M.; Sharma, Shiv K.; Leveno, Kenneth J.; McIntire, Donald D.; Wiley, Jackie Abstract Observational studies suggest that epidural analgesia for labor may be an independent risk factor for maternal fever. A recent...
(HealthDay)—Epidural analgesia during labor is not associated with immediate or longer-term adverse outcomes in offspring, according to a study published online Oct. 28 in JAMA Network Open.
BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to compare efficacy and side effects produced by two techniques of epidural analgesia during labor: intermittent bolus and patient-controlled epidural analgesia. METHODS: Eighty parturients were enrolled in this study: forty received intermittent bolus analgesia (...
Labor Epidural Analgesia and Autism Spectrum Disorder: Is There an Association? JAMA Editorial September 28, 2021 Epidural Analgesia During Labor and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Offspring JAMA Pediatrics Original Investigation December 1, 2020 This cohort study assesses the association between mat...
Epidural analgesia during labor and maternal fever Most studies indicate that epidural analgesia during labor is associated with maternal fever, although the nature of this fever is unclear. The consequences of maternal fever may include increased neonatal evaluations for sepsis, the inc... Sharma,K ...
Women in labor who receive epidural analgesia are more likely to experience hyperthermia and overt clinical fever. The gradual development of modest hyperthermia observed in laboring women with epidural analgesia is not seen in those electing other forms of analgesia or unmedicated labor. Clinical fever...
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