The impact of epidural analgesia on the duration of the second stage of labor.
Anat ShmueliLina SalmanSharon Orbach-ZingerAmir AviramLiran HierschRony ChenRinat Gabbay-BenzivPublished in: Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) (2018)
Our findings suggest a significant prolongation of the second stage in women receiving epidural analgesia. Recommendations for management of second stage should be reconsidered by contemporary data.