I?m a little confused over the choice of these drugs and which one would be my best option, should I find myself crying out in extreme agony and unable to cope during labour.
Personally, I?m quite anti-pethidine because I?ve heard friends talk about how it made them very sick and feel horrid plus I know it can make baby very sleepy for a few days and even lead to them needing a bit of resuscitation from doctors at birth.
Diamorphine seems to have a lesser effect on baby in the early days and doesn?t make you as sick but in my hospital it is viewed as the stronger of the 2 narcotics (peth and dia) and only given on their delivery unit (whereas you can have peth on birth centre- though not for a water birth). In my mind this is a better option and yet the hopsital disagrees.
And then there is meptid- something my midwife didn?t even mention. It seems like a weaker narcotic (so less side effects for you and baby- but obviously less pain relief too) and one that is even compatible with a water birth (my dream birth scenario). Is this still used today? Does anyone have any experience of it?
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Pethidine, diamorphine and meptid?
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CalaLilly · 21/01/2011 09:48
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