The Effect of Epidural Analgesia on the Maternal and Fetal Outcomes in Mothers Undergoing Induction of Labour.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Elective labour induction is associated with more pain, intrapartum interventions, cesarean deliveries, as compared with spontaneous labour, necessitating the use of labour analgesia. Epidural analgesia is one popular method for control of pain. This study was to determine the effect of epidural analgesia on the maternal and fetal outcomes in women undergoing induction of labour, as adequate data in this specific population is relatively sparse.

Materials and methods

This was a cross-sectional study conducted over a period of 18 months which included mothers with singleton term gestation with cephalic presentation admitted for induction of labour.

Result

A sample of 238 mothers were included in the study. Among the study population, 52.7% opted for epidur

SUBMITTER: Abhirami GR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9343558 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature