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Originally Posted by 66Sexy
Is there any evidence that painkillers while giving birth affect the baby?
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Originally Posted by Chula Vista
Sherri wanted to go old school.
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http://americanpregnancy.org/labor-and-birth/narcotics/
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How will the opiates affect my baby?
Opiates cross the placenta during labor and can produce the following side effects in the baby:
Central nervous system depression
Respiratory depression
Impaired early breastfeeding
Altered neurological behavior
Decreased ability to regulate body temperature
For these reasons, your baby might need other medication to counteract the effects of the opiate. Naloxone is a medication given in small doses that can reverse the respiratory depression that opiates can cause in a baby. It is usually given intravenously and its effects can be seen within a few minutes and can last up to 2 hours.
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on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away
and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”
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