BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Routine labour epidural analgesia versus labour analgesia on request: a randomised non-inferiority trial.
To assess the effect on mode of delivery of the routine use of labour epidural analgesia (EA) compared with analgesia on request. ⋯ Non-inferiority of routine EA could not be demonstrated in this trial. Routine EA use is likely to lead to more operative deliveries and more maternal adverse effects. The results of our study do not justify routine use of EA.