Women's perspectives of nitrous oxide for labour and procedural analgesia: A prospective clinical audit and cross-sectional study. "It's the best thing"

DISCUSSION: Nitrous oxide plays an important role in the provision of analgesia during procedural or labour and birth care. Service provision, parent and professional education, and future service design will benefit from these novel findings confirming the utility and acceptability of nitrous oxide use in contemporary maternity care.PMID:37423802 | DOI:10.1016/j.wombi.2023.06.007

Source: Women Birth - July 9, 2023 Category: Midwifery Authors: Zoe Bradfield Monique S Rose Nicole Freeman Emily Leefhelm Jennifer Wood Courtney Barnes Source Type: research