A Case Report on the Anxiolytic Properties of Nitrous Oxide during Labor. Issue 1 (19th January 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Collins, Michelle
• Is Part Of: Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing. Volume 44:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 87
• Page End: 92
• Publication Date: 2015-01-19
• Subjects: nitrous -- N2O -- labor analgesia -- anxiolysis; Maternity nursing -- Periodicals; Gynecologic nursing -- Periodicals; Newborn infants -- Care -- Periodicals; Pediatric nursing -- Periodicals; Genital Diseases, Female -- nursing; Obstetrical Nursing; Pediatric Nursing; 618.2
• DOI: 10.1111/1552-6909.12522
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0884-2175

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Widely used in Europe as a labor analgesic, nitrous oxide (N2O) is making a dramatic return in the United States. Valued for its analgesic properties, N2O also has anxiolytic characteristics. Fear and anxiety in childbirth have been associated with various negative effects, and N2O may have the potential to lessen these effects for some women. Women in the United States should have the option of using N2O during labor.