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- - The study aimed to explore how labor analgesia impacts neonatal health outcomes in a cohort of 850 mothers.
- - Researchers found that 35% of women received analgesia, which was linked to lower one-minute Apgar scores (< 7), increased need for resuscitation, and higher rates of referrals to the Neonatal ICU, especially among low-risk pregnancies.
- - The findings suggest that using pharmacological analgesia during labor may negatively affect immediate neonatal health, highlighting the need for careful consideration of its use.
Article Abstract
Objetives: To investigate the association between analgesia during labor and occurrence of neonatal outcomes.
Methods: Retrospective cohort study with medical records of 850 parturient. The exposure variable of interest was receiving pharmacological analgesia during labor and neonatal outcomes were: one- and five-minute Apgar, resuscitation maneuvers and referral of the newborn to Neonatal ICU. A logistic regression was carried out to obtain Odds Ratios and 95% confidence interval, with adjustment for confounding factors.
Results: Among the women studied, 35% received analgesia and this use was associated with a greater chance of neonatal outcomes such as one-minute Apgar < 7 (p <0.0001), resuscitation maneuvers (p <0.001) and referral to the Neonatal ICU (p = 0.004), mostly were among low-risk pregnant women, even after adjustments.
Conclusions: The use of pharmacological analgesia during labor is associated with one-minute Apgar < 7, resuscitation maneuvers and referral to the Neonatal ICU.
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