Survey of the Factors Associated with a Woman's Choice to Have an Epidural for Labor Analgesia

Table 3

Responses to the question. “Before coming to the hospital, what was the number one reason why you might have wanted an epidural for labor?”

Number one reason	Received epidural (𝑛=243)	No epidural (𝑛=59)
Pain control	192 (79%)	38 (64%)
Previous experience	17 (7%)	2 (4%)
Encouraged by friend/family	15 (6%)	5 (8%)
Other	10 (4%)	8 (13%)
Relief of fatigue/stress	7 (3%)	4 (7%)
Encouraged by professional	2 (1%)	2 (4%)

Value expressed as number (%); 𝑃=NS between groups.