Are combined spinal-epidurals better than labour epidurals?

Are anaesthetists who do not universally adopt CSEs disadvantaging patients?

Universal use of CSE would likely:
⬆️ burden of PDPH morbidity
⬆️ risk of fetal bradycardia & maternal pruritus

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https://associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/anae.16515