Table 2 Recommended versus actual anesthesia/analgesia provided for labor and delivery, 2010–2015
Anesthesia performed for labor and delivery | No limitations (N = 108) | Neuraxial block recommended (N = 29) | Neuraxial block contraindicated (N = 8) | General anesthesia (N = 15) | Depends on lab/status (N = 35) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Neuraxial block performed | 87 (81.3%) | 27 (93.1%) | 1 (12.5%) | 0 | 22 (47.8%) |
Nitrous oxide/Intravenous analgesia performed | 1 (0.9%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (4.3%) |
General anesthesia performed | 4 (3.7%) | 1 (3.4%) | 4 (50.0%) | 13 (86.7%) | 5 (10.9%) |
No anesthesia/Analgesia performed | 16 (15.0%) | 1 (0.0%) | 3 (37.5%) | 2 (13.3%) | 6 (13.0%) |