title: Backache and epidural analgesia: a retrospective survey of mothers 1 year after childbirth.
abstract: A questionnaire was sent to 2065 mothers 1 year after delivery as part of a larger study into patient satisfaction with all aspects of their obstetric care. The response rate adjusted for non-delivered mail was 67.1%. There was a high incidence of new long-term backache in mothers who had received epidural analgesia (26.2% at one year) compared to the mothers who had not (1.7%). Further analysis of the data revealed no other significant associated factor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Infirmary, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: MacLeod
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: MacIntyre
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: McClure
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Whitfield