A local anesthetic during childbirth is not harmful to the child, according to research by hospital pharmacist Tika Thio.
Some babies are an ashen color . at birth † The cause of this is methemoglobinemia, a condition in which the blood absorbs too little oxygen † Pediatricians have long suspected that this condition is related to the sedation of the mother †
When a woman has to be cut during childbirth and a local anesthetic is needed, the drug Prilocaine is usually used. used. It was feared that the drug would enter the baby's blood via the placenta, causing the blood disorder. Tika Thio's research shows that this is not the case † Local anesthesia during delivery is completely safe for both the mother and the child.
