Epidural labour pain management, on pharmacology of induction agents, maintenance with inhalations and opoids, and management of high risk groups, either with regional or general anaesthesia
most anesthetists strongly agree to provide patients in early labor (< 5 cm dilation) the option of neuraxial analgesia when this service is available.
Labor analgesia through epidural is still a popular option which can be converted very easily to neuraxial anesthesia for Cesarean section in case of failure of normal vaginal delivery (NVD).