Fetal blood flow was examined during epidural analgesia in six women with uncomplicated pregnancies undergoing elective caesarean section. A non-invasive, ultrasonic technique was used to measure blood flow in the fetal descending aorta and intra-abdominal part of the umbilical vein before induction of analgesia with etidocaine and bupivacaine and 15 and 30 minutes afterwards. No appreciable change in fetal blood flow was observed.
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Lindblad, A., Marsal, K., Vernersson, E., & Renck, H. (1984). Fetal circulation during epidural analgesia for caesarean section. British Medical Journal, 288(6427), 1329–1330. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.288.6427.1329
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