Stopped: Study concluded prematurely prior to meeting intended goal recruitment.
Fetal heart rate patterns are an important parameter in the diagnosis of non-reassuring fetal status. Combined-spinal epidural analgesia is a method of initiating labor analgesia used by approximately 90% of the parturients at Prentice Women's Hospital. Optimizing the variables which could affect fetal heart rate patterns at the time of initiation of analgesia, such as fluid administration and oxytocin management, could help us provide better care for our patients and their fetuses. Hypotheses: The combination of fluid administration and lower doses of oxytocin administration will have fewer adverse fetal heart rate changes in the first 60 minutes following initiation of labor analgesia.
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Number of Participants With Non-reassuring Fetal Heart Rate Tracings During the First 30 Minutes After the Placement of Epidural Analgesia
Timeframe: Request for labor analgesia up to the first 30 minutes after the placement of epidural