The influence of epidural analgesia on cesarean delivery rates: a randomized, prospective clinical trial
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Epidural analgesia does not appear to adversely affect labor in pregnant women. Researchers analyzed the rate of cesarean delivery in 318 women in labor who were randomly assigned to receive epidural analgesia or intravenous meperidine. The cesarean delivery rate was 14% in those who received meperidine and 10% in those who received epidural analgesia. Epidural analgesia prolonged labor compared to intravenous meperidine.
Publication Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9378
Year: 1998
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Racial and ethnic disparities in the provision of epidural analgesia to Georgia Medicaid beneficiaries during labor and delivery
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Racial and ethnic differences in the proportion of Medicaid patients who receive epidural analgesia during labor and delivery were measured. It was found that out of 29,833 women who met our inclusion criteria, 15,936 were found to have epidural analgesia and that the rural women had lower epidural analgesia rates (39.2%) than urban women (62.1%).
Publication Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9378
Year: 2004
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The effect of a rapid change in availability of epidural analgesia on the cesarean delivery rate: a meta-analysis
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The availability of epidural anesthesia has not increased the rate of cesarean deliveries, according to researchers who analyzed nine studies covering 37,753 women. Epidural anesthesia is injected into the spine to numb the lower part of the body.
Publication Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9378
Year: 2000
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