Open AccessEffects of epidural anesthesia on I and II delivery stage and on a newborn
Author(s) -
Nedjo Cutura,
Vesna Soldo,
Aleksandar Ćurković,
Branko Tomović,
Tanja Mitrović
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
vojnosanitetski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2406-0720
pISSN - 0042-8450
DOI - 10.2298/vsp0904319c
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , forceps , vaginal delivery , apgar score , forceps delivery , oxytocin , pregnancy , surgery , gestational age , biology , genetics
Epidural anaesthesia (EA) is the most efficient method of pain reduction and its total elimination during delivery. The aim of this study was to establish an influence of EA on the first and the second part of delivery process, frequency of vacuum extractor and forceps appliance, and the effect of EA on the newborn.
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