Obstetric analgesia in labor and its association with neonatal outcomes

• Autor(a) principal: Yasmin Aparecida Piressilva
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Fernanda Gontijo Araújo, Torcata Amorim, Eunice Francisca Martins, Mariana Santos Felisbino-mendes
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFMG
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/1843/63303
• topic: Analgesia, Obstetrical; Infant, Neonatal; Labor, Obstetric; Apgar Score; Intensive Care Units neonatal; Analgesia, Obstetrical; Labor, Obstetric; Apgar Score; Intensive Care Units, Neonatal

Objetive: To investigate the association between analgesia during labor and occurrence of neonatal outcomes. Method: Retrospective cohort study with medical records of 850 parturient. The exposure variable of interest was receiving pharmacological analgesia during labor and neonatal outcomes were: one- and five-minute Apgar, resuscitation maneuvers and referral of the newborn to Neonatal ICU. A logistic regression was carried out to obtain Odds Ratios and 95% confidence interval, with adjustment for confounding factors. Results: Among the women studied, 35% received analgesia and this use was associated with a greater chance of neonatal outcomes such as one-minute Apgar < 7 (p <0.0001), resuscitation maneuvers (p <0.001) and referral to the Neonatal ICU (p = 0.004), mostly were among low-risk pregnant women, even after adjustments. Conclusion: The use of pharmacological analgesia during labor is associated with one-minute Apgar < 7, resuscitation maneuvers and referral to the Neonatal ICU.