ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The authors thank all of the labor room nurses and anesthesiologists
at Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Newborns
for their assistance with this study. In particular, the authors
acknowledge the input of Susan Faron, MN, RNC-OB, CNS
(nursing liaison), Marna Morimoto (clerical assistant), and the
2 student research assistants, Sam Mansour and John Hawkins