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Labour analgesia can be broadly categorised as those where an anaesthetist is involved in the delivery of pain relief, and those which can be administered by Midwives or Nurses, without the input of an anaesthetist.
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Howle, R., Husain, T. (2022). Non-neuraxial Options 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_3
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