Introduction Labor pain and painful uterine contractions cause hyperventilation and high catecholamine levels resulting in maternal and fetal hypoxemia [1]. Pain relief provides patient's comfort and attenuates the release of stress hormones [2]. Fentanyl has been used for labor analgesia extensively to decrease motor block of local anesthetics, however the addition
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