• Int J Gynaecol Obstet · Sep 2007

    Popularizing labor analgesia in China.

    • Zi Tian Fan, Xue Lian Gao, and Hui Xia Yang.
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.
    • Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2007 Sep 1; 98 (3): 205-7.

    AbstractIn China many women in labor are young primigravidas whose fear of labor pain leads them to request cesarean deliveries. While the rate of cesarean deliveries has reached 50% in many hospitals, less than 1% of women in labor are given neuraxial analgesia. The necessary equipment is seldom available in China and many physicians have misconceptions about the risks associated with neuraxial analgesia, which are low with the ultra-low-dosages used today. However, attitudes have begun to change. Meetings held in China have brought together Chinese physicians and world experts on the various epidural and combined spinal-epidural techniques. Thanks to the information and support provided at these meetings clinical trials were carried out, more than 5000 women benefited from labor analgesia, and publications appeared in Chinese journals. An effective, safe, and cost-effective way to provide analgesia to women in labor may slow the increase in cesarean delivery rates across China and improve women's health in general.

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