In this short episode, you are going to learn about medications that can help control pain during labor,

specifically opioid medications, and nitrous oxide.

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of helping well over a thousand babies into this world. I've been a doctor for over 20 years and I'm here to

help you take back your power, advocate for yourself, and have the beautiful pregnancy and

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Hello there.

Welcome to another episode of the podcast, whether this is your first time listening or you have been here before.

I'm so grateful you are spending some time with me today.

In this episode, you're going to learn about medications that are not an epidural,

but that can still help with managing pain during labor, specifically opioid medications,

and nitrous oxide. You'll learn about how they work, the side effects, risk, pros and cons of both. Last week in the short episode, I talked about medication-free techniques for managing pain during labor,

so definitely go back and listen to that episode if you are interested in learning about

medication-free techniques. And just so you know, the only way to know about these shorter

episodes is to subscribe to the podcast. I don't talk about them on social media or email them out or anything

like that. So if you don't want to miss any of these highly informative episodes, then be sure to

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