Epidural and spinal anesthesia use during labor: 27-state reporting area, 2008.

This report presents 2008 data on receipt of epidural and spinal anesthesia as collected on the 2003 U.S. Standard Certificate of Live Birth. The purpose of this report is to describe the characteristics of women giving birth and the circumstances of births in which epidural or spinal anesthesia is used to relieve the pain of labor for vaginal deliveries.Descriptive statistics are presented on births occurring in 2008 to residents of 27 states...