Labor analgesia for the obese parturient.
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Abstract
Obese parturients present obstetric anesthesia providers with multiple challenges, including increased incidence of maternal coexisting disease, labor complications, and potential for difficult initiation and failure of neuraxial labor analgesia. This focused review discusses these challenges, and suggests potential methods to increase labor analgesia success in this population.
Medical subject headings
- Analgesia, Obstetrical
- Labor, Obstetric
- Obesity
- Obstetric Labor Complications