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!  References For a full list for references, please access https://evidencebasedbirth.com/nitrou... 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?