Early initiation of epidural analgesia vs Late initiation
Caesarean section · pregnant women (at term) requesting epidural analgesia in labour (regardless of whether the labour was spontaneous or induced)
Early initiation of epidural analgesia showed no clear difference in caesarean section compared with late initiation (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Early versus late initiation of epidural analgesia for labour 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 1.02 [0.96, 1.08]9 studies · 15499 participantsHigh