Epidural Analysis Essay

The goal of the study is to determine if there is an association of intrapartum temperature elevation among women who receive epidural analgesia with adverse neonatal outcome and to determine if there is an association of the use of epidural analgesia among women without temperature elevation with adverse neonatal outcome. The sample size consisted of low-risk nulliparous women who were at 37 weeks pregnant, and pregnancies were excluded if the infants had documented sepsis, meningitis, or a major congenital defect. Neonatal outcomes were compared among groups without the presence of intrapartum temperature elevation between women receiving (n=1538) and not receiving epidural analgesia (n=363) and the group of women receiving epidural in
The sample size consisted of nulliparous women planning to give birth vaginally. The women were put into two groups based on the treatment they received, either epidural analgesia or other forms of pain relief including continuous midwifery support (CMS). Women who received epidural analgesia was n=690, and women who received other methods of pain relief was n=302. The results show that back pain was common before, during, and after pregnancy, and women were at risk for post-partum back pain at six months if they had back pain before pregnancy or at two months after pregnancy. There was no significant relationship between “epidural analgesia, mode of delivery, spontaneous or induced labor, birthweight, and back pain during pregnancy” with post-partum back pain at six months. Headache was much more common in women who received epidural analgesia, during pregnancy and at two months, but not at six months. The study also showed that there was no association of migraine with epidural analgesia. In conclusion, epidural analgesia does not have a significant effect on persisting post-partum back pain, headache, or