Impact of first-stage ambulation on mode of delivery among women with epidural analgesia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 489-494

  Roberts, Christine L ^a,b   Algert, Charles S ^c   Olive, Emily ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c George Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ambulation; Epidural; Forceps; Instrumental delivery; Meta analysis; Upright

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; OXYTOCIN; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; EMBASE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FALLING; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; HEADACHE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; INFANT; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MICTURITION DISORDER; MOBILIZATION; MOTHER; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECUMBENCY; REGISTER; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIDE EFFECT; STANDING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR STAGE, FIRST; POSTURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WALKING;

EID: 11344255354     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2004.00294.x     Document Type: Review

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