Women in childbirth are being offered an injection of water instead of the traditional 'gas and air' – in a bid to make the NHS more environmentally friendly.
It's a brave nurse or midwife who's going to suggest that nonsense to a woman in labour!
...the NHS has warned that using Entonox in Scotland is 'equivalent to 18,000 transatlantic flights'.
Scotland? Yes. You expect such insanity there. But you shouldn't expect it to stray this side of the border. surely?
The Scottish Government previously wrote to all health boards with a plan suggesting women should be discouraged from using Entonox for the good of the planet.
And yet...
Last week, watchdog the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) backed the use of sterile water in England.
*sighs*
However, during a consultation on the treatment, the Obstetric Anaesthetists' Association wrote: 'What possible biological plausible explanation is there for benefit with intracutaneous or subcutaneous injections of water in volumes of 0.1 to 0.4mls?
'Because it is cheap and unlikely to cause harm is an inadequate justification for a recommendation, especially as NICE does not recommend other similar non-pharmacological therapies such as acupuncture and hypnosis.'
I fear you're fighting a losing battle. I don't think biology is uppermost in the NHS anymore...
If men gave birth, the epidural would be a Holy Sacrament.
ReplyDeleteI don't think it is worthwhile arguing or discussing these matters; those involved are clearly insane. For the protection of the rest of us the best thing would be to lock them all up in asylums for the insane.
ReplyDeleteThen as in the days of Bedlam, we could all pay to visit them at the weekends and poke them with sticks.