British journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
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Br J Obstet Gynaecol · May 1997
Blood pressure and fetal heart rate changes with patient-controlled combined spinal epidural analgesia while ambulating in labour.
To determine the effect of patient-controlled combined spinal epidural analgesia (PCEA) on maternal pulse and blood pressure, and fetal heart rate in primigravid women, when adapting different positions in labour. ⋯ Patient-controlled epidural analgesia top-ups with maternal mobility may be beneficial to the fetus possibly by reducing the hypotension normally associated with top-ups in the lying position.