International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 118-124 , April 2009

The effects of meperidine and epidural analgesia in labor on maternal heart rate variability

  • A. Weissman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: A. Weissman, MD, Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Rambam Medical Center, POB 9602, Haifa 31096, Israel.
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  • O. Torkhov

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
    • ,
  • A.I. Weissman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
    • Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
    • ,
  • A. Drugan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
    • Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

,Accepted 30 September 2008.

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PII: S0959-289X(08)00155-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2008.09.006

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 118-124 , April 2009

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