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Effects of maternal epidural analgesia on the neonate - a prospective cohort study

Authors: Bikash Shrestha, Amit Devgan, Mukti Sharma

Published in: Italian Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 1/2014

Abstract

Background

Epidural analgesia is one of the most popular modes of analgesia for child birth. There are controversies regarding adverse effects and safety of epidural analgesia. This study was conducted to study the immediate effects of the maternal epidural analgesia on the neonate during early neonatal phase.

Methods

A prospective cohort study of 100 neonates born to mothers administered epidural analgesia were compared with 100 neonates born to mothers not administered epidural analgesia in terms of passage of urine, initiation of breast feeding, birth asphyxia and incidence of instrumentation.

Results

There was significant difference among the two groups in the passage of urine (P value 0.002) and incidence of instrumentation (P value 0.010) but there was no significant difference in regards to initiation of breast feeding and birth asphyxia.

Conclusions

Epidural analgesia does not have any effect on the newborns in regards to breast feeding and birth asphyxia but did have effects like delayed passage of urine and increased incidence of instrumentation.

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Title: Effects of maternal epidural analgesia on the neonate - a prospective cohort study
Authors: Bikash Shrestha
Amit Devgan
Mukti Sharma
Publication date: 01-12-2014
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Italian Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1824-7288
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-014-0099-x

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Effects of maternal epidural analgesia on the neonate - a prospective cohort study

Abstract

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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Abstract

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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