Does Speaking the Same Language With the Caretakers Associate With a Higher Neuraxial Labor Analgesia Use Rate?
Main finding · Neuraxial analgesia useResult — go to the resultAdjusted odds ratio 1.283 CI 1.093–1.506Authors' conclusion
Ability to communicate directly with the staff is associated with shifting from non-neuraxial techniques to neuraxial analgesia but not an increase in general labor analgesia use.
Study context
- Population
- Parturients attempting vaginal delivery in Helsinki region delivery hospitals during 202215.3%, 10.3%, 74.4% in Cat I, II, III
- Participants
- 13,707 participants
- Exposure
- Communication language categories
- Outcome
- Association of communication language categories with neuraxial analgesia use
Methodological detailsHelsinki region delivery hospitals, electronic patient database
- Helsinki region delivery hospitals
- Electronic patient database
Main finding
Neuraxial analgesia use
Adjusted odds ratio
1.283
CI 1.093–1.506
By group
Cat II vs Cat I
aOR 1.283 (CI 1.093–1.506)
As reported in the abstract
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Secondary outcomes
| Outcome | aOR (CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Use of only non-neuraxial pharmacological analgesiaCat II vs Cat I | 0.789 (0.654–0.951) | |
| Delivery without pharmacological pain relief, any delivery typeCat II vs Cat I | 0.815 (0.652–1.019) | |
| Vaginal delivery without pharmacological pain reliefCat II vs Cat I | 0.825 (0.645–1.055) | |
| 0.512Adjusted odds ratio (log scale) |
Delivery without pharmacological pain relief, any delivery type
- No association with language capability
Vaginal delivery without pharmacological pain relief
- No association with language capability
Original publication
Does Speaking the Same Language With the Caretakers Associate With a Higher Neuraxial Labor Analgesia Use Rate? Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 5 May 2026. doi:10.
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