Luo D, Yuan Y, Guo L, Chen Z. A comparative study of epidural labor analgesia and natural delivery without analgesia.
Am J Transl Res 2021;
13:7015-7021. [PMID:
34306457 PMCID:
PMC8290643]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the effects of epidural labor analgesia and natural delivery without analgesia on labor duration, pain, uterine continuous contraction time, abnormal labor process and complications.
METHODS
A total of 220 primiparas in our hospital were selected and divided into two groups according to whether they accepted epidural labor analgesia, including 146 cases in the study group and 74 cases in the blank group. Primiparas in the study group received epidural block analgesia, and those in the blank group received routine labor without analgesia. Duration of the first, second and third stages of labor was observed and recorded. The NRS pain score and uterine continuous contraction time were detected before and after the analgesia. The abnormal situation and complications of primiparas in the two groups were recorded.
RESULTS
Compared with those in the blank group, the duration of the first stage of labor and the amount of postpartum hemorrhage in the study group were decreased (all P<0.001). The primiparas' NRS score in the study group was lower than that in the blank group at 10 min, 15 min, 30 min, 60 min and 120 min after analgesia (all P<0.001). The duration of uterine contractions in the study group was lower than that in the blank group at 15 min, 30 min and 60 min after analgesia (all P<0.01). Compared with those in the blank group, primiparas in the study group had a higher probability of active phase arrest in the process of labor (P<0.05). Compared with the blank group, the probability of urinary retention in the study group increased (P<0.05).
CONCLUSION
The effect of epidural labor analgesia is better, which is conducive to shorten the time of the first stage of labor, good analgesic effect, shorter duration of the uterine contraction and higher safety.
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