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Pain and Anxiety Experience in the Choice of Epidural Analgesia in Delivery
The experience of labor pain is a complex process that represents the interaction of the nociceptive stimulus within the physiologic process with a series of psychological factors.
Lidija Fumić Dunkić, Gorka Vuletić
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Best Practices in Second Stage Labor Care: Maternal Bearing Down and Positioning [PDF]
Despite evidence of adverse fetal and maternal outcomes from the use of sustained Valsalva bearing down efforts, current second-stage care practices are still characterized by uniform directions to “push” forcefully upon complete dilatation of the cervix
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists+8 more
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Epidural analgesia during labor vs no analgesia: A comparative study
Background: Epidural analgesia is claimed to result in prolonged labor. Previous studies have assessed epidural analgesia vs systemic opioids rather than to parturients receiving no analgesia. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of epidural analgesia
Wesam Farid Mousa+2 more
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Intrapartum epidural analgesia and breastfeeding: a prospective cohort study [PDF]
BACKGROUND Anecdotal reports suggest that the addition of fentanyl (an opioid) to epidural analgesia for women during childbirth results in difficulty establishing breastfeeding.
Ellwood, David A+4 more
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Epidural analgesia in labor: A narrative review
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.
L. Halliday, S. Nelson, R. Kearns
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BACKGROUND: The use of epidural analgesia represents the gold standard for pain management during labor, but the influence of the use of epidural analgesia on delivery mode is not fully understood.
Fedora Ambrosetti, MD+7 more
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BackgroundTo compare the application and efficacy of ropivacaine combined with sufentanil for continuous epidural anesthesia (CEA) and combined spinal-epidural anesthesia (CSEA) in labor analgesia.MethodsThree hundred sixty pregnant women requesting ...
Yanshuang Wang, Mingjun Xu
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The Attitudes and Behaviors of Pregnant Women about Labor Anesthesia
Objective:The aim of this study is to analyze pregnant women’s knowledge, attitude, and behavior toward labor analgesia.Methods:Between March 2011 and December 2011, 533 pregnant women who visited an antenatal clinic were administered a survey that ...
Gökçen BAŞARANOĞLU+5 more
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Background: Both epidural analgesia and combined spinal epidural analgesia (CSEA) are employed for pain relief during labor because they provide reliable analgesia compared to other modalities.
Geetha C Rajappa+3 more
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Background: The programmed intermittent epidural bolus (PIEB) technique is widely used in labor analgesia, but the parameter settings of PIEB have not yet been standardized.
Shuangqiong Zhou+5 more
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