Effects of neuraxial analgesia technique on labor and maternal-fetal outcomes: a retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To compare the effects of epidural analgesia (EA) and combined spinal epidural analgesia (SEA) on labor and maternal-fetal outcomes.

Methods

We retrospectively identified and included 1499 patients with a single cephalic fetus who delivered at the study center from January 2015 to December 2018 and received neuraxial analgesia at the beginning of the active phase of labor (presence of regular painful contractions and cervical dilatation between 4 and 6 cm). Data including analgesia, labor characteristics, and maternal-fetal outcomes were retrieved from the prospectively collected delivery room database and medical records.

Results

SEA was associated with a shorter first stage of labor than EA, with a median difference of 60 min. On multivariable ordinal logist

SUBMITTER: Lazzari C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10023596 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature