Epidural analgesia and active management of labor: Effects on length of labor and mode of delivery

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 995-998

  Rogers, Rebecca ^a,b   Gilson, George ^a   Kammerer Doak, Dorothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; SUFENTANIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR STAGE, FIRST; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032995496     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(98)00564-X     Document Type: Article

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