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Initiation of Labor Analgesia: Epidural, CSE

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Epidural Labor Analgesia

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Neuraxial techniques for labor have consistently been shown to be the best method of providing analgesia when compared with all other modalities [1]. Both conventional epidural analgesia and combined spinal-epidural analgesia (CSE) can be used. This chapter outlines the indications and contraindications to the use of labor neuraxial techniques and details the technical and practical aspects of epidural and CSE initiation, including the choice of drugs and drug combinations used in contemporary practice. The advantages and disadvantages of the two techniques are also compared.

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Stocks, G.M., Griffiths, S.K. (2015). Initiation of Labor Analgesia: Epidural, CSE. In: Capogna, G. (eds) Epidural Labor Analgesia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13890-9_7

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