Open AccessFETO-MATERNAL OUTCOME;
Author(s) -
Ayesha Zahoor Qureshi,
Shahid Irshad Rao,
Shazia Mehmood Siddique
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2012.19.03.2126
Subject(s) - medicine , nalbuphine , apgar score , asphyxia , randomized controlled trial , anesthesia , obstetrics , pregnancy , surgery , birth weight , opioid , biology , genetics , receptor
Objective: To compare the effects of epidural analgesia and parenteral nalbuphine in labouring women with term pregnancieson feto-maternal outcome. Study Design: Randomized controlled trial Setting: It was carried out in the Labour Room, Nishtar Hospital, MultanPeriod: From June 2009 to December 2009. Material and methods: A total of 60 patients were included in the study. Patients were divided intotwo groups, having 30 patients in each group. Results: In group-A, pain control was much better and satisfactory (VAS=00-1), duration of labourwas slightly prolonged and instrumental delivery was more common. Low Apgar score and birth asphyxia were seen in group-B. No babydeveloped RDS in both groups. Conclusions: Feto-maternal outcome is much better in women having epidural analgesia with bupivacaine ascompared to women having intramascular nalbuphine.