Why the study?
Does continuous lumbar epidural analgesia using bupivacaine improve fetal welfare in normal labouring women compared to conventional analgesia?
Population
202 normal labouring women
Comparison
Continuous lumbar epidural analgesia using… vs Conventional analgesia
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Epidural analgesia was associated with better newborn condition; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does continuous lumbar epidural analgesia using bupivacaine improve fetal welfare in normal labouring women compared to conventional analgesia?
Continuous lumbar epidural analgesia using bupivacaine may improve fetal and newborn condition compared to conventional analgesia during normal labor.
Noble et al. (1971) studied this question.
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