Labor pain at the time of epidural analgesia and mode of delivery in nulliparous women presenting for an induction of labor

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 764-769

  Beilin, Yaakov ^a,b   Mungall, Diana ^a,b   Hossain, Sabera ^a,b   Bodian, Carol A ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; BUTORPHANOL; FENTANYL; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; PETHIDINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LABOR INDUCTION; LABOR PAIN; LABOR STAGE 2; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NULLIPARA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; CESAREAN SECTION; EXTRACTION, OBSTETRICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR PAIN; LABOR, INDUCED; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349656324     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181b6beee     Document Type: Article

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