A 35-year-old pregnant female at 40 weeks gestational age presents with pain and regular uterine contractions every 4-5 min. ON arrival, the patient is in a lot of pain and requesting relief immediately. Her cervix is 5 cms dilated. What is the most appropriate method of pain control for this patient?
When complete relief of pain is needed throughout labor, epidural analgesia is safest and simplest.
Intramuscular morphine
Pudendal block
Local block
Epidural block