Background Pain during childbirth is arguably the most severe pain some women may
experience in their lifetime. Epidural analgesia is an effective form of pain relief during …

Background Although epidural analgesia provides the most effective labour analgesia, it is
associated with some adverse obstetric consequences, including an increased risk of …

Background Epidural analgesia is effective in reducing labour pain, but the possible adverse
effects are not clear. Objectives The objective of this review was to assess the effects of …

Background Epidural analgesia is a central nerve block technique achieved by injection of a
local anaesthetic close to the nerves that transmit pain, and is widely used as a form of pain …

Background Epidural analgesia for pain relief in labour prolongs the second stage of labour
and results in more instrumental deliveries. It has been suggested that a more upright …

Background Epidural analgesia for pain relief in labour prolongs the second stage of labour
and results in more instrumental deliveries. It has been suggested that a more upright …

Background AC ochrane S ystematic R eview of randomised controlled trials of epidural
analgesia compared with other or no analgesia in labour reported no overall increased risk …

Epidural analgesia is an important means of pain control during labor throughout the world.
Over its historic development, it has been implicated in several undesirable outcomes …

Abstract Summary labor pain is described as the most severe pain experienced ever by
most women where majority of parturients complained their pain as severe or extremely …

Lumbar epidural is the most effective form of pain relief in labor with around 30% of laboring
women in the UK and 60% in the USA receiving epidural analgesia. Associations of epidural …