title: [Epidural analgesia for vaginal delivery. Influence over the delivery, fetal presentation, the method of delivery and lactation].
abstract: Epidural anaesthesia is the most efficient and widespread in developed countries method of pain reduction. The effects of epidural analgesia over uterine activity, duration of first, second and third period of labor, frequency of operative delivery--vaginal and abdominal, as like as its effects of breastfeeding are established in this review.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Atanasova
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nikolov
mesh_terms: D015360:Analgesia, Epidural / Q000379:methods*; D001942:Breast Feeding; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007746:Labor Presentation; D011247:Pregnancy