Nitrous Oxide What is Nitrous Oxide? medication to help ease this nausea. Are there reasons I cannot use Nitrous oxide used for labor pain is a Nitrous oxide can also cause you to feel Nitrous Oxide? mixture of 50% nitrous gas and 50% unsteady when you get out of bed. at ¶ If you cannot hold your own oxygen. It is inhaled through a mask or is why we ask that your talk to your mouthpiece or mask mouthpiece that a woman in labor nurse if you want to get out of your ¶ You have had a narcotic in the past holds. She breathes it in when she needs chair of bed. She will help you. Your two hours it. ere is a version of nitrous oxide family member may also be on the other ¶ You have pernicious anemia or a B12 used in dentists’ offices. Most people side of you when you stand, too. is deficiency for which you take B12 know it as “laughing gas.” e blend of will help you feel steady. supplements gas used for laboring women is different than the dentist’s office. So it is not Can I still be out of bed or chair Are there any effects on my baby? anesthesia. e women may still feel when I use Nitrous Oxide? No, there are no known effects on the labor pain, but is not bothered as much Yes, you can. As long as you are steady baby. Nitrous Oxide is the only pain by the pain. Nitrous oxide is used widely on your feet, you may be up and about relief method used for that that is cleared in Europe and Canada. in your room. from the body through your lungs. So as soon as you pull the mask away, the How does Nitrous Oxide work? Is there any extra monitoring Nitrous effect is gone in a second or two. You hold your own mask or mouthpiece needed? and inhale the gas mixture about 30 No, there is no extra fetal monitoring Do I have to choose between either seconds before a contraction begins. needed while Nitrous Oxide is in use. Nitrous Oxide of having and Starting to inhale before a contraction Epidural: begins helps the gas to reach its peak Do I need an IV? No, some women use Nitrous Oxide effect at about the same time as the No. prior to having an Epidural. ese two contraction reaches its peak. is is how are not used together at the same time, it provides its greatest relief. Can I use Nitrous Oxide and have IV though. It is fine to use Nitrous Oxide narcotic at the same time? first, and then move to an Epidural Does Nitrous Oxide have side effects? No, the combination of narcotics and when you need to change pain relief Some women have nausea after nitrous oxide can slow your breathing. options. prolonged use. If you have this, there is ey would not be used together..