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. 2010 Dec 8;3:143–153. doi: 10.2147/LRA.S10237

Table 1.

Characteristics of ideal labor analgesia

  • Effective pain relief

  • Safe

  • Minimal effects on progress or outcome of labor

  • Minimal effects on the fetus or newborn

  • Minimal maternal side effects

    • Lower limb motor block

    • Pruritus

    • Nausea