Paresthesias and motor dysfunction after labor and delivery.
The incidence of paresthesias and motor dysfunction associated with 23,827 deliveries at Winnipeg Women's Hospital during a 9-yr period (1975-1983) was 18.9/10,000 deliveries. All the symptoms resolved within 72 hr after supportive therapy only. The frequency of paresthesias and motor dysfunction was greater in primiparas, women who had forceps- or vacuum-assisted deliveries, and women who had epidural or general anesthesia. Significant neurologic deficits after labor and delivery with or without epidural anesthesia were rare. Epidural anesthesia is a safe technique in this regard.
D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000009:adverse effects; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation / Q000009:adverse effects; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced*; D009772:Obstetrical Forceps; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced*; D013997:Time Factors; D014620:Vacuum Extraction, Obstetrical