Does Early Administration of Epidural Analgesia Affect Obstetric Outcome in Nulliparous Women Who Are in Spontaneous Labor?

Abstract

Early administration of epidural analgesia did not prolong labor, increase the incidence of oxytocin augmentation, or increase the incidence of operative delivery, when compared with intravenous nalbuphine followed by late administration of epidural analgesia, in nulliparous women who were in spontaneous labor at term.