Management of labour among women with epidural analgesia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 78-81

  Roberts, Christine L ^a   Raynes Greenow, Camille H ^a   Upton, Alexis ^b   Douglas, Ian D ^b   Paet, Brian ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidural analgesia; Labour; Second stage of labour

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; OPIATE; OXYTOCIN; ROPIVACAINE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR INDUCTION; LABOR PAIN; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0038633604     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0004-8666.2003.00018.x     Document Type: Article

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