Obstetric anesthesia

Pain management in childbirth: Neuraxial analgesia and drug alternatives

Anaesth Crit Care Pain MedPublished Clinical practice guideline

Methodological detailsGrading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) method, formal consensus (GRADE grid), 32-expert consensus committee, certified by HAS
  • GRADE method
  • Formal consensus (GRADE grid)
  • 32-expert consensus committee
  • Certified by HAS

Recommendations

As issued by the authors

  1. 39 recommendations: 12 GRADE 1+ (high level of evidence), 10 GRADE 2+ (low level of evidence), 13 expert opinions; 4 questions without evidence; strong agreement for all after 3 rounds of scoring

Original publication

Pain management in childbirth: Neuraxial analgesia and drug alternatives. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. Published 17 February 2026. doi:10.1016/j.accpm.2026.101771

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