Association Between Intrapartum Nitrous Oxide for Labor Analgesia and Short-Term Neonatal Outcomes

CONCLUSION: In this single-center retrospective cohort of low-risk patients, intrapartum inhaled nitrous oxide, compared with the reception of no analgesia, was associated with a decreased risk for NICU admission but with an increased risk for hyperbilirubinemia; other outcomes did not differ. These findings may be used to counsel patients when considering nitrous oxide for labor analgesia.PMID:38484306 | DOI:10.1097/AOG.0000000000005554

Source: Obstetrics and Gynecology - March 14, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Anabel Starosta Lisbet Lundsberg Jennifer Culhane Caitlin Partridge Olga Grechukhina Moeun Son Source Type: research