Articles: mode-of-delivery.
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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.
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Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. · Aug 2014
Multicenter StudyRacial disparities in outcomes of twin pregnancies: elective cesarean or trial of labor?
The objective of the study was to determine the relationships between maternal race and obstetric outcomes in twin gestations by planned mode of delivery. ⋯ Unplanned cesarean delivery rates are similar in twin pregnancies, regardless of race. Maternal and neonatal outcomes in twin gestations are similar across ethnicities, regardless of mode of delivery.