TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Neuraxial Labor Analgesia A1 - Sween, Lindsay K. A2 - Hess, Philip E. A2 - Li, Yunping A2 - Kowalczyk, John J. A2 - Stiles, Justin K. PY - 2023 T2 - Obstetric Anesthesia: Quick References & Practical Guides AB - Neuraxial analgesia is the most effective modality for pain control during labor and delivery and is used in ∼70% of laboring women in the United States.1,2 Compared to other pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic analgesic modalities, neuraxial analgesia provides better pain relief during the first and second stages of labor, improves patient attentiveness and cooperation, offers anesthesia for assisted vaginal delivery or cesarean delivery if necessary, and avoids the potentially negative maternal and neonatal respiratory effects of systemic opioid administration.3 Over the past several decades, neuraxial options for labor analgesia have expanded from the standard epidural to include combined spinal epidural (CSE) and dural puncture epidural (DPE). SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1199673964 ER -