Modern Labor Epidural Analgesia

In this episode, Dr. Ron George provides a tour de force of our past and present labor analgesia management. We discuss his recent publication, Modern Labor Epidural Analgesia: Implications for Labor Outcomes and Maternal-Fetal Health. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37164496/ The Most Influential Publications in Obstetric Anesthesiology, 1998–2017: Utilizing the Delphi Method for Expert Consensus https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32282388/ Effect of low-dose mobile versus traditional epidural techniques on mode of delivery: a randomised controlled trial https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11454372/ A comparison of a basal infusion with automated mandatory boluses in parturient-controlled epidural analgesia during labor https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17312228/ The risk of cesarean delivery with neuraxial analgesia given early versus late in labor https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15716559/