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Anesthesia and Analgesia > Analgesia > Analgesia, Obstetrical

Preferred term

Analgesia, Obstetrical  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The elimination of PAIN, without the loss of CONSCIOUSNESS, during OBSTETRIC LABOR; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; or the POSTPARTUM PERIOD, usually through the administration of ANALGESICS.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Analgesia, Obstetric
  • Obstetrical Analgesia

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-P2H4T4NW-P

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