The birth of a child may be one of the most meaningful events of a woman's life. With 9
months to prepare, by the time women reach the labor and delivery unit, most have thought …

In 2001, the Nature and Management of Labor Pain symposium (see Leeman, et al., 1 in this
issue) brought together family physicians, obstetrician–gynecologists, nurse-midwives …

Objective To assess patient controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) versus patient controlled
analgesia (PCA) for postcesarean analgesia and to determine the impact of analgesic …

Fentanyl is an opioid medication that is given epidu-rally for labor analgesia. Although
fentanyl is commonly used, there are reports of it interfering with breastfeeding success. 1 …

Breastfeeding has known benefits for the newborn, and success with this feeding is
multifactorial. The use of opioids for labor epidural analgesia has been reported to have a …

Although numerous studies have addressed the relationship between intrapartum neuraxial
analgesia, particularly epidural fentanyl, and breastfeeding, substantial study design …

Although management of pain in labor is an integral part of modern obstetrics, it is
astonishing to realize that obstetric anesthesia has been used for less than 160 years. This …

2 ultimately synapse in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord via the T10, T11, T12, and L1 nerve
roots. Unmyelinated C fibers transmit painful stimuli via lower thoracic and lumbar …

Several strategies and alternative therapies have been used to provide analgesia for labour
pain. Over the last few years, a number of improvements have enhanced the efficacy and …

Techniques for the maintenance of epidural labor analgesia : Current Opinion in
Anesthesiology Techniques for the maintenance of epidural labor analgesia : Current …