Recommandations pour l'administration d'oxytocine au cours du travail spontané. Chapitre 7Â : analgésie péridurale et utilisation de l'oxytocine au cours du travail spontané

The evaluation of the impact of the epidural on the uterine activity, the length of labor and the mode of delivery rests on old data whereas the methods of epidural analgesia evolved in the direction of a reduction of the amounts and side effects. The systematic administration of oxytocin associated with the epidural is not justified by the data of the literature; in the same way, there is no argument to delay the installation of the epidural after the beginning of the active phase of labor.