title: Epidural analgesia for labor: effect on the cesarean birth rate.
authors.affiliation: Saint Luke's Perinatal Center, Kansas City, MO 64111, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Thorp
mesh_terms: D015360:Analgesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016362:Analgesia, Obstetrical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D011247:Pregnancy; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors