Definitions:
METeOR: The type of analgesia administered to a woman during a birth event, as represented by a code. Includes nitrous oxide; epidural or caudal block; spinal block; systemic opioids (includes intramuscular and intravenous opioids); combined spinal-epidural block; other analgesia (includes all non-narcotic oral analgesia, and non-pharmacological methods such as hypnosis, acupuncture, massage, relaxation techniques, temperature regulation, aroma therapy and other).
S/T Perinatal Data Collection:
NSW: Agents administered to the mother by injection or inhalation to relieve pain during labour. Tick boxes for none, nitrous oxide, systemic opioids, spinal, epidural/caudal, combined spinal+epidural, other. VIC: The type of analgesia administered to the woman to relieve pain during labour; QLD: Agents administered to the mother by injection or inhalation to relieve pain during labour and delivery.
Descriptions:
WA: This question refers to analgesia during labour only. A response must be recorded, however, more than one response is permitted. Tick boxes for none, nitrous oxide, epidural/caudal, spinal, systemic opioids, combined spinal/epidural, other. ACT: The Analgesia is for labour and birth and Anaesthesia is for operative birth only. ACT PMC: Values include none, nitrous oxide, IMI/IV narcotic, epidural, spinal, other.