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To the Editor: In their interesting review article on regional analgesia for labor and delivery, Eltzschig et al. (Jan. 23 issue)¹ state that the decision to receive any form of analgesia is personal and should be made by the patient in consultation with her care provider. Although the authors mention the many alternative methods of pain management and consider regional analgesia a safe and effective means of pain relief during labor, they mention only the administration of intrathecal opioids for analgesia after cesarean delivery, along with the associated high incidence of adverse effects and the need for prolonged postoperative monitoring. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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