The pain associated with labour can be severe. The ideal labour analgesic does not exist
and systemic opioids provide little relief. Nausea, vomiting and sedation are common …

Analgesia is often required in labour for both humanitarian and medical reasons. Although
many techniques are used to provide analgesia in labour, neuraxial (epidural or intrathecal) …

Epidural analgesia remains the mainstay for providing pain relief during labor. The search
continues to find the ideal combination of analgesic agents and administration techniques …

Anesthesia in obstetrics includes the medical attendance of women in the delivery room as
well as giving anesthesia for cesarean sections in the operating room. Over the last years …

Pain relief is an important component of modern obstetric care and can be produced by
neuraxial, systemic, or inhalational analgesia or various physical techniques. We review the …

Current epidural analgesia in labour uses a combination of low-concentration local
anesthetics and opioid to optimize pain control while minimizing motor block. This type of …

The history of labour analgesia begins with no relief in earlier days to complete relief in the
modern era. Relief of labour pain has always been a point of debate in the society ever …

Epidural analgesia is a widely available method of pain relief in labour in Western countries.
This article analyses the various adverse outcomes of labour and birth after the …

Labour is one of the most painful experiences women encounter. Modern practice
encompasses a number of techniques to alleviate this, from complementary therapies to …

Epidural and spinal analgesia for pain relief in labour are now commonplace. Adverse
effects such as hypotension and toxicity to anaesthetic agents are well described and easily …