Birth
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Long-term effects of epidural analgesia in labor: a randomized controlled trial comparing high dose with two mobile techniques.
Epidural analgesia provides the most effective pain relief in labor, but it is not known if it causes adverse long-term effects. The objective of this study was to assess the long-term effects of two mobile epidural techniques relative to high-dose epidural analgesia in a randomized controlled trial. ⋯ Trial evidence showed no long-term disadvantages and possible benefits of low-dose mobile relative to high-dose epidural analgesia.