Abstract
Authors' response to Letter to the Editor by Lyons M. (2026). Methodological considerations when studying ethnic disparities in epidural access. Anaesthesia. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.70177 with regard to Macgregor, A., McCombie, A., Hall, E., & Kennedy, R. R. (2026). Effect of ethnicity and parity on utilisation of labour epidural analgesia: a retrospective study. Anaesthesia. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.70127.