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Study aim
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Determination of the effects of Entonox inhalation gas in comparison with local anesthesia in labor pain reduction in vaginal delivery
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Design
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Clinical trial with control group, with parallel groups, phase 2 per 100 patients
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Settings and conduct
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This study was performed in Khatam Al-Anbia Hospital in Shahroud. Group A patients were instructed to apply the Entonox mask firmly on the face and breathe in it. Entonox gas is a mixture of 50% oxygen + 50% N2O.
In group B mothers, local anesthesia by injecting 25 micrograms of fentanyl with needle number 27 in the L4-L3 area will be done.
In group C, no anesthesia is used and the mother will give birth naturally.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria include: single term pregnancy,cephalic presentation,no problem in fetus decending
Exclusion criteria include:People with asthma, high blood pressure, diabetes, any signs of fetal distress and fetal death,Any type of vaginal bleeding is more than a sign of childbirth and having placentaprevia, having an infection at the injection site, coagulation diseases,Symptoms of cerebral hypertension include having contraindications to inhaling Entonox gas such as severe headache, dyspnea, asthma, emphysema, ileus
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Intervention groups
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Group (Group A)There are people who will receive Entonox during the active phase of labor and group (B) are those who are under anesthesia.They will be placed spinally for delivery and the third group (group C) women who will not receive any anesthesia.
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Main outcome variables
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Reduce labor pain in vaginal delivery