Abstract
The practice of labor analgesia is highly variable in India. Parturients are often prescribed mild opioids (tramadol and pethidine). Erector spinae plane blocks can provide widespread analgesia covering multiple dermatomes. After a process evaluation to introduce safe and effective labor analgesia mandated due to poor efficacy of the standard care, erector spinae plane analgesia was offered to nulliparous parturients. The procedure was performed under ultrasound guidance at the lumbar L4 level in 10 patients. Outcomes included pain scores. There was a major reduction in labor pain. Erector spinae plane blocks can be part of a sustainable and effective labor analgesia service.
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