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Does continuous lumbar epidural analgesia improve maternal acid-base balance and arterial lactate concentration during the second stage of labour?
Does continuous lumbar epidural analgesia improve maternal acid-base balance and arterial lactate concentration during the second stage of labour?
Continuous lumbar epidural analgesia reduces maternal metabolic acidosis and lactate production during the second stage of labour by depressing the bearing-down reflex.
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May lessen maternal acidosis in second-stage labor; leaves open effects on delivery outcomes and neonatal well-being.
Pearson et al. (1973) studied this question.
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