Impact of Epidural Analgesia on the Mode of Delivery
Author(s):
Mehwish Ateeq*, Gul-e-Irum S, Sadia Aslam and Sulaiman Al Habib
Epidural analgesia is the most effective labour pain relief but is associated with increased rates of instrumental vaginal delivery/cesarean delivery. Epidural analgesia is associated with longer second-stage labor, more frequent oxytocin augmentation, hypotension, and maternal fever but not with longer first-stage labor. It is associated with improved patient satisfaction and better neonatal outcome as compared to other analgesia techniques.
