Labor analgesia and its impact on the maternal and perinatal outcomes

Guesine, Georgeana Debs; Paschoini, Marina Carvalho; Melo, Giselle Agreli; Araujo Júnior, Edward; Peixoto, Alberto Borges

doi:10.1590/1806-9282.20230500

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“…The timing of NA initiation also influences outcomes for both mothers and neonates. Guesine GD et al [ 7 ] reported that NA in parturients with cervical dilatation ≥ 9.0 cm increased the risk of forceps delivery by 3.86-fold and a higher prevalence of fetal bradycardia, a higher need for neonatal oxygen therapy, and a higher need for admission to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU); NA in parturients with cervical dilatation ≤ 4.0 cm increased the risk of CD by 3.31-fold and a higher prevalence of Apgar score < 7 at 1 min.…”

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Effects of early- and late- neuraxial analgesia on multiparous women: a retrospective monocentric study

Cheng,

Xiong,

et al. 2024

BMC Anesthesiol

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Background The mechanism underlying maternal fever and prolonged labor progression associated with neuraxial analgesia (NA) remains elusive, raising concerns among certain pregnant women regarding the application of NA during vaginal delivery. This study aimed to investigate the impact of early and late NA on maternal and neonatal outcomes in multiparous women. Methods This retrospective study collected data from 1119 multiparous women with singleton pregnancies, full term and live births at our labor and delivery center between August 1st, 2021 and July 31st, 2022. Based on the timing of NA initiation, participants were categorized into three groups: no-NA, early-NA and late-NA. The no-NA group comprised of 172 women who did not receive NA during vaginal delivery; the early-NA group included 603 women in which NA was initiated when cervical dilation was between 0.5 and 2.0 cm; and the late-NA group comprising 344 cases in which NA was initiated at the cervical dilation of ≥ 2 cm. Maternal and neonatal outcomes were observed, including durations of the first, second, third and total stage of labor, the rate of intrapartum cesarean delivery (CD), intrapartum fever, postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), transfer to intensive care unit (ICU), admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), meconium-stained amniotic fluid, and neonatal Apgar scores at 1 and 5 min. Results No differences were noted in the maternal age, body mass index (BMI) on admission, gestations, parity, gestational weeks at delivery and neonatal birth weight, or the rate of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and hypertension disorder did not significantly differ among the three groups (p > 0.05). The no-NA group had shorter durations of first stage, second stage of labor compared to the early-NA or late-NA group (median, 215.0 min and 10.0 min vs. 300.0 min and 12.0 min vs. 280.0 min and 13.0 min) (p < 0.05), but no differences were observed between the early-NA and late-NA group (p > 0.05). There were no differences in the rate of intrapartum CD, intrapartum fever, PPH, maternal transferred to ICU, neonatal transfer to NICU, meconium-stained amniotic fluid, and postpartum stay ≥ 7d, as well as the neonatal the Apgar scores at 1 and 5 min among the three groups (p > 0.05). Conclusion NA is associated with extended durations of the first, second and total stages of labor. However, the early initiation of NA in multiparous women (cervical dilation within 0.5-2.0 cm) does not increase the risk of intrapartum CD or intrapartum fever. These findings endorse the secure utilization of early NA for pain relief during labor in multiparous women.

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