This article reviews the research basis supporting the widespread utilization of epidural analgesia in labor.
May support epidural use in labor; leaves open need for rigorous trials to confirm benefits and risks.
The first of this twopart article (Vol 1, No 6: 259-63) considered the events that provided the historical backdrop against which epidural analgesia in labour became widely utilized. In the second part, the research that supported this development is examined.
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