Epidural analgesia during labor: a retrospective cohort study on its effects on labour, delivery and neonatal outcome.

Objectives: to evaluate the impact of epidural analgesia (EA) on labor delivery and neonatal status.

Material And Methods: retrospective, observational, cohort study comprising 5593 pregnant women who met the inclusion criteria (singleton pregnancy cephalic presentation, 37-42 weeks of gestation). Out of them, 2496 had EA and 3097 constituted the control group.