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

Table 4

Responses to the question. “Before coming to the hospital, what was the number one concern you had regarding epidurals, which may have led you towards avoiding an epidural for labor?”

Number one concern	Received epidural (𝑛=243)	No epidural (𝑛=59)
Concern of possible risks to themselves	131 (54%)*	14 (23%)
Afraid of delaying labor or increasing risk of cesarean	29 (12%)	10 (17%)
Desire for natural childbirth	27 (11%)*	16 (27%)
Concern over possible risk to baby	24 (10%)	6 (10%)
Pain from needle or procedure	22 (9%)	11 (19%)
Other	10 (4%)	2 (4%)

Value expressed as number (%); ^∗𝑃<.05 between groups that did and did not receive epidurals.