Analgesic Effects of Intravenous Paracetamol on Labor Pain

Analgesic Effects of Intravenous Acetaminophen on Labor Pain

The purpose of this study is to determine whether intravenous paracetamol is effective in treating labor pain.

Inclusion Criteria:

• American Society of Anesthesiologists physical class I-II
• term patients (≥ 37 weeks of gestation)

Exclusion Criteria:

• previous cesarean section
• hypertension, pre-eclampsia, eclampsia
• intra-uterine growth retardation
• intrauterine fetal death
• morbid obesity (body mass index ≥ 35)
• allergy to any of the study drugs