Education Program Regarding Labor Epidurals Increases Utilization by Hispanic Medicaid Beneficiaries: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Togioka BM, Seligman KM, Werntz MK, Yanez ND, Noles LM, Treggiari MM. Education Program Regarding Labor Epidurals Increases Utilization by Hispanic Medicaid Beneficiaries: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Anesthesiology 2019, 131: 840-849. PMID: 31299658, DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000002868.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRoutine care groupEpidural labor analgesiaNon-Hispanic womenNon-Hispanic cohortsRoutine careHispanic womenEpidural analgesiaLabor analgesiaEpidural useCare groupLabor epiduralsMedicaid beneficiariesNon-Hispanic ethnicityPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsAdverse eventsControlled TrialsObstetric providersEducational programsIntervention groupAcademic hospitalIndependent cohortAnalgesiaPerson counselingHealthcare disparities