EFFECT OF WALKING EPIDURAL DOSE ON LABOUR DURATION AND ANALGESIA

AIM To study the effect of Walking Epidural dose(2,3) on Labour duration and Analgesia. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this Prospective Outcome Study, 30 Nulliparous women were given Epidural Analgesia with Ropivacaine and Fentanyl during Labour pain and studied the duration of Labour, Analgesia, and effects on Mother and Foetus. 4 RESULTS In the present study with a Walking Epidural analgesia dose of 15 mL of 0.125% Ropivacaine(5) and Fentanyl 2 mu g/mL. The onset of analgesia was 10 minutes and lasted for 3 hours 30 minutes. There is no effect on the duration of 1st stage of Labour. APGAR score at 1 minute was 8 in 94% cases and APGAR at 5 minutes was 10 in 94% of cases. CONCLUSION The parturient participated actively in the process of childbirth without delay in the first stage of labour. Neither significant haemodynamic changes nor adverse effects were observed in both newborn and mother.