title: Opinion: Labour Analgesia in the Developing World; Why Not.
abstract: The provision of western-style safe, highly effective labour analgesia requires levels of training, staffing and technology that make its applicability in the developing world in current circumstances questionable. This review examines the reasons.
authors.affiliation: Consultant Anaesthetist, Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer Nuffield Division of Anaesthetics, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford OX3 9DU.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dobson
keywords: developing countries; labor pain; maternal mortality; stillbirths