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Progress of labor |
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| Labor progress |
Epidural N = 197 |
Meperidine N = 198 |
P value |
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| Active phase of first Stage of labor (h) |
2.49 ± 1.40 |
2.40 ± 1.55 |
NS |
| Second stage (h) |
1.04 ± 0.69 |
0.86 ± 0.71 |
NS |
| Oxytocin augmentation After initiation of Analgesia |
197(100) |
192(96) |
NS |
| Rate of cervical dilatation (cm/h) |
0.53 ± 0.2 |
0.54 ± 0.2 |
NS |
| Fever ≥ 38°C |
43(22) |
13(7) |
<0.001 |
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Data are Mean ± SD Standard Deviation Or N (%) NS = Not Significant | |||
Nafisi BMC Anesthesiology 2006 6:15 doi:10.1186/1471-2253-6-15 |
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