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Women who receive epidural analgesia during labor are more likely to develop fever than those who do not. Maternal fever during labor can produce various harmful effects on both mothers and infants. The investigators speculate that the effect of epidural analgesia is associated with the development of maternal fever, i.e., better analgesia is associated with higher risk of maternal fever.


Clinical Trial Description

Epidural related maternal fever (ERMF) refers to the phenomenon of increased body temperature of parturient after receiving epidural analgesia during labor. Women who receive epidural labor analgesia are more likely to have fever than those who do not. In a systematic review, 20-33% of parturients receiving neuraxial analgesia developed fever during labor, compared with only 5-7% of those without neuraxial analgesia. Maternal fever can interfere with women's laboring process, decrease the sensitivity of the uterus and cervix to oxytocin, and lead to dystocia and increased surgical delivery rate. The investigators note that the rate of ERMF is lower in patients receiving lower density neuraxial blockade. The study is designed to test the hypothesis that the effect of epidural analgesia is associated with the development of maternal fever, i.e., better analgesia is associated with higher risk of maternal fever. ;


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NCT number NCT04940091
Study type Observational [Patient Registry]
Source Peking University First Hospital
Contact Shuo Wang, MD
Phone 86 13521869490
Email 13521869490@163.com
Status Recruiting
Phase
Start date July 30, 2021
Completion date October 2022

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