East Allen Times:
CONCORD, N.H. — Labor pain is nothing to laugh at. Yet.
The use of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, during childbirth fell out of favor in the United States decades ago, and just two hospitals — one in San Francisco and one in Seattle — still offer it. But interest in returning the dentist office staple to the delivery room is growing: respected hospitals including Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center plan to start offering it, the federal government is reviewing it, and after a long hiatus, the equipment needed to administer it is expected to hit the market soon.
Lori Rowell, due to give birth to her second child in June, is intrigued by the option.....
Monday, February 14, 2011
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