Feto-Maternal Outcome of Labour with Epidural Analgesia

Autor: Manisha Laddad, Vaishnavi Shivade
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: National Journal of Medical Research, Vol 14, Iss 01 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2249-4995
2277-8810
DOI: 10.55489/njmr.14012024989
Popis: Introduction: Epidural anesthesia along with an experienced anaesthetist, a dedicated obstetrician and a trained midwife has ability to convert the painful and extensively stressful labour labour event into a less stressful event. The purpose of this study was to compare feto-maternal outcome of labour with epidural analgesia to those without epidural analgesia. Methodology: The prospective, comparative and interventional study was conducted among primigravida with full term pregnancy admitted to maternity ward. Study group were given epidural analgesia which was compared with control group who did not give any labour analgesia. Maternal and foetal outcome were assessed. Results: Difference in mean duration of first stage and second stage of labour was statistically non-significant between two groups (p>0.05). Before the analgesia (basal) mean VAS was 8.45 and 8.32 in women who received epidural anesthesia and cases who didn’t receive epidural anesthesia respectively. The mean VAS was significantly less in women who received epidural anesthesia (p
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