Is the management of epidural analgesia associated with an increased risk of cesarean delivery?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 182, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1058-1062

  Traynor, Jeffrey D ^a,b   Dooley, Sharon L ^a   Seyb, Stacy ^a   Wong, Cynthia A ^a   Shadron, Amber ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bolus dosing; Cesarean delivery; Epidural analgesia; Fetal station

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM SULFATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0034129694     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2000.105439     Document Type: Article

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