Factors influencing the choice of lumbar epidural analgesia and its association with postpartum depression risk
Authors' conclusion
Social and psychological vulnerabilities influence a woman's decision to opt for LEA during childbirth. LEA was not associated with PPD in adjusted models.
Study context
- Population
- Women with an intended vaginal delivery, Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden, 2010 to 2019 (excluding twins, elective caesarean section, induction of labour)BASIC study
- Participants
- 4,436 women
- Exposure
- Lumbar epidural analgesia (LEA) vs no LEA
- Outcome
- Factors influencing the choice of LEA
Methodological detailssingle-centre, Bayesian models
- Single-centre
- Bayesian models
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Choice of LEA
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Secondary outcomes
PPD · 6 to 8 weeks and 6 months postpartum
- LEA associated with higher odds of PPD in the crude model; no longer statistically significant after adjusting for confounders and mediators
Original publication
Factors influencing the choice of lumbar epidural analgesia and its association with postpartum depression risk. Eur J Anaesthesiol. Published 21 March 2025. doi:10.
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