The impact of epidural analgesia on the mode of delivery in nulliparous women that attain the second stage of labor.

We aimed to evaluate the impact of epidural analgesia on the mode of delivery of nulliparous women with a term single fetus in vertex presentation (NTSV) that attained the second stage of labor. A single-center retrospective study provided a strict and constant department protocol for epidural analgesia practice and obstetric interventions, between 2005 and 2014. Epidural users were compared to nonusers.