The provision of epidural analgesia during labor according to maternal birthplace: a Norwegian register study

• Main Authors: Åsa Henning Waldum (Author), Anne Flem Jacobsen (Author), Mirjam Lukasse (Author), Anne Cathrine Staff (Author), Ragnhild Sørum Falk (Author), Siri Vangen (Author), Ingvil Krarup Sørbye (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The provision of epidural analgesia during labor is ideally a shared decision between the woman and her health care provider. However, immigrant characteristics such as maternal birthplace could affect decision-making and thus access to pain relief. We aimed to assess disparities...