EBB 273 - Evidence on Nitrous Oxide for Pain Management During Labor

In this episode of the EBB Podcast, we dive into the updated research on Nitrous Oxide. I discuss the following topics: 

• What is Nitrous Oxide? 
• How is it used?
• How commonly is Nitrous Oxide used around the world? 
• How does Nitrous Oxide impact overall satisfaction in birth?
• What are the benefits of Nitrous Oxide?
• What are the risks of using Nitrous Oxide? 
• And lastly, as always, we will discuss the bottom line! 

Resources & References

For Practitioners 

• Association of Ontario Midwives: Nitrous Oxide Tip Sheet 

For Parents 

• EBB videos/articles:
  • Painless Birth and Pain Perception During Childbirth
• EBB Podcast:
  • Episode 15: Nitrous oxide 
• EBB Podcasts: Birth Stories (5 birth stories with nitrous) 

• • Episode 76: Pushing Through Anxiety in Birth with Parent Emily Fleenor 
  • Episode 147: Long Preterm Birth with Caitlyn Martens 
  • Episode 158: Empowering Hospital Birth Experience during COVID-19 with Fiona and Craig Castleton 
  • Episode 163: Stress and Anxiety During Pregnancy with Nathalie Walton, CEO of Expectful 
  • Episode 202: A Fast First-Time Birth Experience with EBB Childbirth Class Graduate, Haley Grachico

• Other Resources: News Articles 

• • Contemporary OB/GYN: Nitrous oxide’s revival in childbirth 
  • Cosmopolitan: Why I Used Laughing Gas to Ease My Labor Pain 
  • The Atlantic: Using Laughing Gas to Relieve the Pain of Childbirth 
  • The New York Times: The Rise of Laughing Gas in the Delivery Room 
  • NPR: Laughing Gas Gives Women Another Option to Manage Labor Pain
  • NPR: Bill of The Month: $4,836 Charge for Laughing Gas During Childbirth Is No Joke
  • Today: Laughing gas for childbirth is on the rise in the US. What took so long? 

References 

For a full list for references, please access https://evidencebasedbirth.com/nitrous-oxide-during-labor/