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Labor rights or workers' rights are both legal rights and human rights relating to labor relations between workers and employers. These rights are codified in national and international labor and employment law. In general, these rights influence working conditions in relations of employment. One of the most prominent is the right to freedom of association , otherwise known as the right to organize. Workers organized in trade unions exercise the right to collective bargaining to improve working conditions. Throughout history, workers claiming some sort of right have attempted to pursue their interests. During the Middle Ages , the Peasants' Revolt in England expressed demand for better wages and working conditions.
The use of analgesia techniques for labor has become increasingly frequent, with neuraxial techniques being the most commonly used and most effective. Labor pain entails a number of physiological consequences that may be negative for the mother and fetus, and therefore must be treated. This literature review was performed through a search in the PubMed database, from July to November , and included articles in English or Portuguese, published between and or anteriorly, if relevant to the topic. The techniques were divided into the following topics: induction epidural, combined epidural-spinal, continuous spinal, and epidural with dural puncture and maintenance of analgesia continuous epidural infusion, patient-controlled epidural analgesia, and intermittent epidural bolus.
Published on February 22, by Shona McCombes. Revised on March 9, A literature review is a survey of scholarly sources on a specific topic.