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Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Epidural analgesia during labor: impact on delivery outcome, neonatal well-being, and early breastfeeding.
The effect of epidural analgesia on labor and effective breastfeeding is still being debated. The aim of this study is to define its impact on the trend of labor, the newborns' well-being, and early breastfeeding. ⋯ Epidural analgesia has little effect on trend of labor and duration of first breastfeed and none on neonatal outcome. A new protocol of epidural analgesia may solve these side effects.