Epidural Analgesia During Labor and Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
In this cohort study including more than 230 000 parent-infant dyads, epidural analgesia was associated with increased maximal temperature during labor, a known risk factor for HIE. However, epidural analgesia was not associated with increased odds of HIE.
Authors
- Marie‐Coralie Cornet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5233-0800)
- Peter Yeh
- Thomas B. Newman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5662-263X)
- Michael W. Kuzniewicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3271-2999)
- Tai-Wei Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5155-6189)
- Stephanie L. Gaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0891-6964)
Institutions
- Kaiser Permanente (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2024-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.33730
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.55
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- University of California, San Francisco
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development