A broadening choice for labor analgesia: remifentanil on the a la carte menu

摘要

How wonderful to be Queen Victoria as she chose an a la carte labor analgesia option from her physician, Dr. John Snow. Chloroform was not routinely available for labor analgesia in 1853, yet Queen Victoria was able to enjoy comfortable labor using it. A vision for the future could be a laboring woman ordering her desired labor analgesia from the a la carte menu options on her mobile device according to the strength of analgesia desired and the risk/benefit profile she preferred.