Key result
Epidural analgesia provided highly effective pain relief during labour, reducing the mean VAS score to less than 1 within 30 minutes, without increasing the rate of caesarean sections or adversely affecting neonatal outcomes.
Why the study?
Does epidural analgesia improve pain scores without adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes in primigravida patients?
Population
100 primigravida patients with vertex presentation and no contraindication for vaginal delivery (n=100)
Comparison
Epidural analgesia vs No analgesia
Design
Cohort
Authors
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No outcome differences seen; hypothesis-generating and leaves open effects of epidural analgesia in primigravida.
Observational (n=100)
Open-label
None
No
Does epidural analgesia improve pain scores without adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes in primigravida patients?
Absolute Event Rate: 0.333% vs 94.12%
p-value: p=0.0001
Epidural analgesia provides effective pain relief during labour without significant adverse effects on maternal or neonatal outcomes, though it prolongs the second stage of labour.
Chaurasia et al. (2021) conducted an observational in Labour pain (n=100). Epidural analgesia (ropivacaine) vs. No analgesia was evaluated on VAS pain score at 30 minutes (p=0.0001). Epidural analgesia provided highly effective pain relief during labour, reducing the mean VAS score to less than 1 within 30 minutes, without increasing the rate of caesarean sections or adversely affecting neonatal outcomes.
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