21 women (55%) experienced good satisfaction, 16 women (42%) had
excellent satisfaction with epidural analgesia.
In a study conducted by Nathan Hitzeman et al, concluded Epidural
analgesia is effective in reducing pain during labor .Epidural analgesia
had no statistically significant impact on risk of caesarean delivery,
maternal satisfaction with pain relief, or long-term backache, and no
immediate effect on neonatal status as determined with Apgar
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