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| Jackie Adrian, RN, Director of Maternal Health at Jones Memorial talks about the new Pro-Nox nitrous oxide delivery system with OB Nurses Sandra Moore, RN, and Kristina Willets, RN. Jones is the first facility to offer nitrous oxide as a pain relief options for mothers in labor. |
WELLSVILLE, NY (August 13, 2019) – Traditionally, women in labor have been offered narcotics and local anesthetics through an epidural for pain relief. Now women delivering at Jones Memorial Hospital will have another option: The Pro-Nox nitrous oxide delivery system. Jones Memorial the only facility in the region to offer this type of pain relief to laboring mothers.
Nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, is safe for
mother and baby while offering immediate pain relief. “Women who use nitrous
oxide during labor may still have an awareness of labor pain,” said Jackie
Adrian, RN, director of Maternal Health at Jones Memorial. “But many women find
it helps them relax and decreases their perception of labor pain.” Nitrous
oxide is simple to administer, can be easily discontinued, and its effects
disappear within five minutes after cessation.
One of the many benefits of using nitrous oxide to relieve
pain during labor is that it does not affect infant alertness during the early
bonding period between a mother and her newborn. It also does not affect
breastfeeding and because it is self-administered, not only can a woman decide
how much to use, but she can also decide if she wants to stop using it and try
another method of pain relief instead.
“Nitrous oxide used as a form of pain relief since the late
1900’s,” Jackie noted. “It has been widely available for laboring women in
other countries, and we are very excited to have this option available for
laboring moms.”
For more information, talk to your obstetrical provider or
call the Dr. F. Clifton Miller Birthing Center at Jones Memorial Hospital at
(585) 596-4032.
