Table 1.
The national rates and 95% uncertainty intervals (UIs) of labour neuraxial analgesia among vaginal deliveries in China (%)
| Year | Labour neuraxial analgesia | Epidural analgesia | Combined spinal-epidural analgesia | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observed | Bayesian estimate (95% UI) | Observed | Bayesian estimate (95% UI) | Observed | Bayesian estimate (95% UI) | |
| 2012 | 7.7 | 8.4 (6.6–10.5) | 4.2 | 4.7 (3.6–6.0) | 3.5 | 3.6 (2.8–4.6) |
| 2013 | 8.7 | 8.7 (6.9–10.9) | 4.7 | 4.7 (3.6–6.1) | 4.0 | 4.0 (3.1–5.1) |
| 2014 | 8.9 | 8.4 (6.6–10.5) | 4.6 | 4.3 (3.3–5.6) | 4.3 | 4.1 (3.2–5.2) |
| 2015 | 9.4 | 9.1 (7.2–11.4) | 4.6 | 4.5 (3.5–5.8) | 4.8 | 4.6 (3.5–5.9) |
| 2016 | 9.7 | 9.4 (7.4–11.8) | 4.6 | 4.6 (3.5–5.8) | 5.0 | 4.9 (3.8–6.2) |
| 2017 | 8.8 | 7.0 (5.5–8.9) | 4.6 | 3.8 (2.9–4.9) | 4.1 | 3.2 (2.5–4.2) |
| 2018 | 12.0 | 10.9 (8.6–13.6) | 6.6 | 5.9 (4.6–7.5) | 5.4 | 5.0 (3.8–6.4) |
| 2019 | 16.8 | 16.7 (13.5–20.6) | 9.6 | 9.7 (7.7–12.0) | 7.1 | 7.0 (5.5–9.0) |