Abstract
The association between neonatal sepsis and labour epidural analgesia (EA) was evaluated. In a retrospective matched case-control study, 453 women delivering with EA (EA group) were matched on parity with 453 women with deliveries without EA (non-EA group). Significantly more neonates born in the EA-group had fever >= 38.0 degrees C (11.6% vs 1.8%, p
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 679-683 |
Journal | Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 8 |
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Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2014 |