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Labor analgesia with ropivacaine added to clonidine: a randomized clinical trial

Giane Nakamura, Eliana Marisa Ganem, Norma Sueli Pinheiro Módolo, Lígia Maria Suppo de Souza Rugolo, Yara Marcondes Machado Castiglia

Sao Paulo Medical Journal · 2008 · 10 citations · 26 references

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Abstract

Both low-dose ropivacaine and a lower dose plus clonidine relieved maternal pain during obstetric labor. Newborns of mothers who received only ropivacaine showed better neurological and adaptive capacity scores.

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