Tag Joy L. Hawkins

Open full size image Key Abbreviations Advanced cardiovascular life support ACLS American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACOG American Society of Anesthesiologists ASA Basic life support BLS Confidence interval CI Central nervous system CNS Combined spinal-epidural CSE Induction-to-delivery I-D Laryngeal…

Key Points Analgesia during labor can reduce or prevent potentially adverse stress responses to the pain of labor, including postpartum depression. Parenteral opioids for labor analgesia work primarily by sedation and, except at high doses, result in minimal reduction of…