This clinical trial will compare two different approaches to epidural analgesia during labor to see which approach leads to higher patient satisfaction after delivery.
Primary aim: determine whether one approach produces greater postpartum maternal satisfaction.
Secondary aims: compare pain control and side effects.
Participants are people in labor who receive epidural analgesia. They will receive routine clinical epidural care and complete brief, in-hospital questionnaires about pain and satisfaction.
All care is provided by the clinical team and safety practices remain unchanged.