Epidural analgesia during labor: Impact on delivery outcome, neonatal well-being, and early breastfeeding

Breastfeeding Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 262-268

  Gizzo, Salvatore ^a   Di Gangi, Stefania ^a   Saccardi, Carlo ^a,b   Patrelli, Tito Silvio ^b   Paccagnella, Gianluca ^a   Sansone, Laura ^a   Barbara, Favaron ^a   D'Antona, Donato ^a   Nardelli, Giovanni Battista ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; FETAL WELL BEING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHERS; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84864722173     PISSN: 15568253     EISSN: 15568342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2011.0099     Document Type: Article

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