Continuous versus patient-controlled epidural analgesia for labour analgesia and their effects on maternal motor function and ambulation.

Background And Objectives: The advantages of patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) for delivery compared with continuous epidural analgesia (CEA) have been a point of interest in research obstetric anaesthesia for more than two decades. The aim of this single blind randomized controlled study was to evaluate the incidence of motor block and ability to perform partial knee flexion in women who received CEA or PCEA.

Method: Fifty-one healthy nulliparous women were included in this study.