title: [Frequency of epidural analgesia for vaginal delivery].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To establish the frequency of epidural analgesia for vaginal delivery.
  
  
  METHODS
  The research includes 51 632 deliveries for 16 years period.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Total frequency of vaginal delivery with EA, compared to total number of vaginal deliveries for period is 11.77%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The frequency shows tendency to slowly increase in the beginning of the period, probably because of getting experienced among some of the obstetricians, after then frequency stay relatively constant. Except care of somatic health of mother and foetus, modern obstetrics requires to ensure maximum comfort of parturient, to satisfy requirements of modern women for "painless" delivery and leave a positive memory of birth. That is why more frequently use of EA for vaginal delivery is necessary.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  EA is an approved method for anesthetizing vaginal delivery. It is established slowly increasing frequency of EA for anesthetizing vaginal delivery. The frequency of EA in University hospital "Maichin dom" is relatively low in comparison with mentioned in literature values, which raises the question of finding ways to further promote and increase the application of EA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Atanassova
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nikolov
mesh_terms: D015360:Analgesia, Epidural / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016362:Analgesia, Obstetrical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002031:Bulgaria; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies