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Although frequently discussed, a minimal cervical dilation is not a requirement for epidural labour analgesia. Early epidural analgesia is associated with a slightly shortened second stage of labour with no difference in instrumental or caesarean delivery as compared to epidurals sited in a later stage of labour.
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Girard, T. (2022). Epidurals for Labour Analgesia. In: Fernando, R., Sultan, P., Phillips, S. (eds) Quick Hits in Obstetric Anesthesia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72487-0_1
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