Effects of neuraxial analgesia technique on labor and maternal-fetal outcomes: a retrospective study.

Cecilia LazzariRicciarda RaffaelliRoberto D'AlessandroChiara SimonettoMariachiara BoscoPier Carlo ZorzatoStefano UccellaFabrizio TaddeiMassimo FranchiSimone Garzon

Published in: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics (2022)

SEA was associated with a shorter length of the first stage of labor and a lower rate of fundal pressure use than EA. Further studies confirming the effects of SEA on labor management and clarifying differences in maternal-fetal outcomes will allow concluding about the superiority of one technique upon the other.

Keyphrases

birth weight
pain management
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
pregnant women
weight gain
gestational age
postoperative pain