Rev Assoc Med Bras
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effects on mother and fetus of epidural and combined spinal-epidural techniques for labor analgesia.
Epidural (EA) and combined spinal-epidural (CSE) techniques have both been utilized for labor analgesia. This study compared the effects on the mother and newborn of these techniques in labor analgesia and anesthesia. ⋯ EA and CSE analgesia relieved maternal pain during obstetric analgesia, but CSE mothers had pruritus and a longer labor. Newborns of mothers who received epidural analgesia showed the best NACS.