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  • Title: [Clinical study: the effects of inhaling nitrous oxide for analgesia labor on pregnant women and fetus].
    Author: Ou X, Li B, Du H.
    Journal: Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi; 2001 Jul; 36(7):399-401. PubMed ID: 11718023.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of the inhalation of nitrous oxide premixed with oxygen (50%:50%) for analgesia labor on maternal and fetus. METHODS: A total of 100 cases of pregnant women were provided with nitrous oxide premixed with oxygen (50%:50%) (control group); Another 100 cases were provided only with oxygen (comparison group). Recording duration of the Labor, way of delivery, bleeding volume, Apgars score, blood gas analysis to maternal radius artery and fetal umbilical blood among all patients. RESULTS: The effect for analgesia labor of the premixed gas was much better than that of control group, but there were no significant differences in time of labor, bleeding volume, Apgars score between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS: The inhalation of nitrous oxide premixed with oxygen (50%:50%) for analgesia labor benefits pregnant women because of keeping them being a good mental and physical condition. The inhalation of nitrous oxide for analgesia labor is a safe, effective and easy method.
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