Abstract:Objective To investigate the effect of double catheter epidural analgesia on the delivery outcome of fetal head malposition and the mode of delivery. Methods For prospective study, 127 puerperants of fetal head malposition with vaginal delivery were selected in the Department of Obstetrics in our hospital from September 2015 to June 2016, and divided into single tube group and double tube group randomly. The single catheter epidural analgesia was applied to 63 cases (single tube group), while the double catheter epidural analgesia was applied to the remaining (double tube group). The outcome and the mode of delivery were compared between the groups. Results The vaginal delivery rate of the double tube group (64.06%) was significantly higher than that of the single tube group (46.04%) (P < 0.05). The cesarean section rate (23.44%) and the oxytocin utilization rate (60.94%) of the double tube group were significantly lower than those of the single tube group (41.27% and 90.48%, respectively), the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05).There was no significant difference between the two groups in the size of the uterus or the third birth process before delivery (P > 0.05). The first and the second stage of the double tube group were significantly lower than those of the single tube group, the difference were statistically significant (P < 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in maternal postpartum hemorrhage or the incidence of urinary retention between the two groups (P > 0.05). There was no significant difference between the two groups in neonatal weight or the apgar score of the first and the fifth minute (P > 0.05). Conclusions The double catheter epidural analgesia is helpful to improve the vaginal delivery rate in puerperants with fetal head malposition,and to shorten the production process as well.