OBJECTIVE To assess unexpected associations between childhood cancer and pethidine given in labour and the neonatal administration of vitamin K that had emerged in a study performed in the 1970 national birth cohort. DESIGN AND SETTING 195 children with cancer diagnosed in 1971-March 1991 and born in the two major Bristol maternity hospitals in 1965-87 were compared with 558 controls identifi...

conclusions the results of this study showed that ketamine and pethidine are both equally effective in the reduction of postoperative shivering. results there was no statistically significant difference between the shivering intensity in both groups. only regarding the shivering in the first minute after entering the recovery room, there was an obvious difference between ketamine and pethidine ...

BACKGROUND The ideal obstetric analgesia should provide analgesic efficacy without attenuation of uterine contractions. AIMS To compare the outcome of intramuscular administration of pethidine and tramadol in labour analgesia. METHODS One hundred and sixty full-term parturients were randomly assigned to two equal groups in active labour. Group P received 50 mg pethidine; and group T, 100 mg...

Background: Pethidine is used for pain relief in the first stage of labour in many countries, and it is accepted as standard obstetric management in Turkey. This study is conducted to determine the effect of analgesics that are administered to mothers intramuscularly at the first stage of the labor on health state of the infants. Methods: This cross-sectional controlled study was conducted betw...

Background: Labour pain is the result of a complex and subjective interaction of multiple physiologic and psychosocial factors on a woman's individual interpretation of labour stimuli. Accurate measurement and appropriate management of pain is a significant problem for attendant medical and nursing personnel. There are choices to be made during pregnancy about options available for pain relief ...