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Papers: 19 Feb 2022 - 25 Feb 2022


Human Studies, Pharmacology/Drug Development


2022 Feb 01


JAMA Netw Open


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Use of Labor Neuraxial Analgesia for Vaginal Delivery and Severe Maternal Morbidity.

Authors

Guglielminotti J, Landau R, Daw J, Friedman AM, Chihuri S, Li G
JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Feb 01; 5(2):e220137.
PMID: 35191971.

Abstract

Addressing severe maternal morbidity (SMM) is a public health priority in the US. Use of labor neuraxial analgesia for vaginal delivery is suggested to reduce the risk of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), the leading cause of preventable severe maternal morbidity.