Open AccessA Prospective Observational Study of Ethnic and Racial Differences in Neuraxial Labor Analgesia Request and Pain Relief
Author(s) -
Sylvia H. Wilson,
Matthew P. Elliott,
Bethany J. Wolf,
Latha Hebbar
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0000000000000260
Subject(s) - medicine , observational study , ethnic group , pain relief , labor pain , anesthesia , pregnancy , anthropology , sociology , biology , genetics
As ethnic and racial diversity increases, it is important that anesthesia providers understand the expectations and concerns of this changing population regarding labor analgesia. Our objective was to evaluate ethnic/racial differences in labor analgesia characteristics with regard to the timing of request for neuraxial analgesia.