title: Local-regional anesthesia during childbirth: effect on newborn behaviors.
abstract: Administration of local-regional anesthesia during norgnal deliveries was correlated significantly with newborn behaviors as evaluated by the Brazelton neonatal assessment scale. Three days after birth, infants whose mothers received local-regional anesthesia were more irritable and motorically less mature than those infants whose mothers were not medicated.
mesh_terms: D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001034:Apgar Score; D001724:Birth Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D002045:Bupivacaine / Q000009:adverse effects; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006919:Hydroxyzine / Q000009:adverse effects; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000009:adverse effects; D008614:Meperidine / Q000009:adverse effects; D008619:Mepivacaine / Q000009:adverse effects; D009020:Morphine / Q000009:adverse effects; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011247:Pregnancy; D011398:Promethazine / Q000009:adverse effects; D013748:Tetracaine / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D013748:Tetracaine; D006919:Hydroxyzine; D009020:Morphine; D008012:Lidocaine; D008614:Meperidine; D008619:Mepivacaine; D011398:Promethazine; D002045:Bupivacaine