Journal of the West African College of Surgeons
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J West Afr Coll Surg · Oct 2014
PERCEPTION OF EPIDURAL ANALGESIA FOR LABOUR AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN A NIGERIAN TERTIARY HOSPITAL SETTING.
Epidural anaesthesia is the preferred technique and gold standard for labour analgesia. However this technique is poorly utilized in our setting .This study is therefore aimed to assess the perception of this technique for labour analgesia among pregnant women in a Nigerian tertiary hospital setting in order to suggest ways of improving the utilization of same. ⋯ This study has shown that there is poor awareness and acceptance of epidural analgesia in labour in this environment which would be greatly improved by public enlightenment and counselling during ante-natal visits.