Nubain from the PDR
Pregnancy Use
Use in Labor
Reactions Associated with Nubain Use ...
NUBAIN (nalbuphine hydrochloride) is a synthetic narcotic agonist-antagonist analgesic of the phenanthrene series. It is chemically related to both the widely used narcotic antagonist, naloxone, and the potent narcotic analgesic, oxymorphone.
Nubain - A synthetic narcotic pain reliever that is commonly used during labor and delivery. The medication does not completely block pain, instead it lessens pain perception, making the pain more tolerable.
Nubain
Pain relief for childbirth has run the gamut over the ages. And the battle is still being fought today. Should a woman have medications or not during birth is not a question that I anticipate an answer for anytime soon.
randi-saltlake - with my first (8 hour labor) I had Nubain and with my 2nd (3 hour labor) I had nothing. The Nubain did help, but made my mouth super dry and I was really sleepy and would doze between contractions.
 See also: Epidural, Pregnancy, Pregnant, Contraction, Pitocin
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