Abstract:Objective To observe the effectiveness and safety of preemptive labor analgesia in pregnant women. Methods A total of 108 pregnant women were randomly divided into the Preemptive Analgesia Group and the Control Group, 54 cases in each group. The Control Group received epidural injection of a mixture of ropivacaine + sufentanil for patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) while the Preemptive Analgesia Group received the pumping of 1 mL/h of analgesics (including 1.2 g /L ropivacaine and 0.4 mg/L sufentanil) before they were about to labor and had irregular contractions and received PCEA after having regular contractions. The analgesic effect, anesthetic dosage, delivery mode, pregnant women’s satisfaction and adverse reactions were compared between the two groups. Results The effective rate of analgesia and the satisfaction of pregnant women in the Preemptive Analgesia Group were significantly higher than those in the Control Group, and the cesarean section rate in the Preemptive Analgesia Group was lower than that in the Control Group (P<0.05). There were no significant differences in the anesthetic dosage and the incidence of adverse reactions between the two groups (P>0.05). Conclusion Preemptive labor analgesia can effectively improve the analgesic effect and pregnant women’s satisfaction and reduce the cesarean section rate.