The pain of childbirth is arguably the most severe pain most women will endure in their
lifetimes. The pain of the early first stage of labor arises from dilation of the lower uterine …

This paper is the 28th consecutive installment of the annual review of research concerning
the endogenous opioid system, now spanning over a quarter-century of research. It …

Neuraxial opioids have contributed significantly to improved labor and postcesarean
delivery analgesia. In the obstetric population, epidural and intrathecal opioids are …

Childbirth pain stands as one of the most intense experiences in a woman's life. It emanates
from various stages of labor, beginning with the early first stage marked by the dilation of the …

Objectives: Intrathecal morphine is used in the postoperative management of pain after
caesarean section (CS), but might not be optimal for intraoperative analgesia. We …

OBJECTIVE To examine the safety and efficacy of single-dose spinal analgesia (intrathecal
narcotics [ITN]) during labour. QUALITY OF EVIDENCE MEDLINE was searched and the …

Neuraxial opioids are an integral part of obstetric anaesthesia and have contributed to
greatly improved analgesia for labour and caesarean delivery, both intraoperatively and …

Background: While epidural analgesia for labour pain is standard in high-resource
countries, minimal to no analgesia is usually provided in low-resource countries. Intrathecal …

Background and aims Single-shot spinal with bupivacaine plus fentanyl or sufentanil is
commonly used as analgesia during labour, but the short duration limits the clinical …

BACKGROUND: Single-shot spinal analgesia with bupivacaine and short-acting opioid for
labour pain is popular due to its simplicity, rapid onset, and profound analgesia without …