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Women’s pain relief to boost the NHS environmental credentials

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crumpet · 08/10/2023 09:00

What are men being asked to contribute in terms of their pain relief I wonder?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12605737/Women-childbirth-urged-swap-gas-air-water-injections-save-PLANET.html

Women in childbirth urged to swap gas and air for water injections

Women in childbirth are being offered an injection of water instead of the traditional 'gas and air' - in a bid to make the NHS more environmentally friendly.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12605737/Women-childbirth-urged-swap-gas-air-water-injections-save-PLANET.html

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bringmelaughter · 08/10/2023 09:35

The issue is more complex than environmental concerns. There are also potential risks to healthcare staff: https://www.bmj.com/content/380/bmj.p212

Maternity care: Entonox is withdrawn from some hospitals because of risk to staff from high exposure

The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex is the latest to suspend the use of Entonox in its maternity unit after air quality tests found levels of nitrous oxide that may put midwives and other healthcare workers at potential risk of harm. The...

https://www.bmj.com/content/380/bmj.p212

hallouminatus · 08/10/2023 09:34

If only it were possible to use gas and air for pain relief but prevent the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide from being released to the atmosphere.

Oh look, it is!
https://www.newcastle-hospitals.nhs.uk/news/newcastle-hospitals-become-first-in-the-uk-to-use-climate-friendly-gas-and-air-during-labour/

Newcastle Hospitals become first in the UK to use climate-friendly gas and air during labour - Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NEWCASTLE mum Kaja Gersinska has become the first person in the UK to use climate-friendly pain relief during labour after giving birth at Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary. Entonox, also known as gas and air, is a mixture of nitrous oxide and oxyge...

https://www.newcastle-hospitals.nhs.uk/news/newcastle-hospitals-become-first-in-the-uk-to-use-climate-friendly-gas-and-air-during-labour

EverySporkIsSacred · 08/10/2023 09:31

Thank you VisaWoes, that's good to know at least!

VisaWoes · 08/10/2023 09:28

EverySporkIsSacred · 08/10/2023 09:09

I chose not to have an epidural because of the risk of side effects, some of which can be pretty awful. Isn't this risking the same sort of thing as they inject water into four points along the spine?

No, the water goes just under the skin. So it’s in the back but not actually near the spine.

VisaWoes · 08/10/2023 09:28

I’m a midwife. The injections can help with back pain in labour. But not the abdominal contraction pain which is the main issue for 99.9% of women. Bonkers.

strawberry2017 · 08/10/2023 09:25

Surely if it was effective they would have already been doing this.

EverySporkIsSacred · 08/10/2023 09:09

ChardonnaysBeastlyCat · 08/10/2023 09:03

The NHS generates so much waste and reducing is a brilliant thing, but is it really the gas and air they need to focus on?

It’s odd.

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