2. ADVANCES IN LABOUR ANALGESIA. â WALKING EPIDURALâ BY DR ZAHID AKHTAR RAO MBBS;MCPS;FCPS MILITARY HOSPITAL RAWALPINDI
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26. Epidural analgesia with 20ml of 0.08%(16mg) bup.+2ug/ml (40ug) fent. Pain free ambulation achieved in 65% of parturient. (Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 50:R8(2003))
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35. â DURING THE FIRST STAGE OF LABOUR THE PATIENT USUALLY PREFERS TO MOVE ABOUT HER ROOMâŠâŠ THEREFORE, SHE SHOULD NOT BE COMPELLED TO TAKE TO HER BED UNLESS SHE FEELS SO INCLINED.â RECOMMENDATIONS
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37. CONCLUSION MODERN LABOUR EPIDURAL ANALGESIC TECHNIQUES AND MEDICATIONS HAVE RESULTED IN MORE CONSISTENT, PRIDICTABLE AND EFFECTIVE ANALGESIA. OUR GOAL IS TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE AND SAFETY; WHILE INCREASING THE SATISFACTION AND PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN THEIR LABOUR AND DELIVERY EXPERIENCE.