A 30-year-old member asked:
Can you describe emla cream (lidocaine and prilocaine) for iv insertion during labor?
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Dr. Geoffrey Tysonanswered
Pain Management 40 years experience
Yes: Yes. It should have no appreciable affects on the baby in the doses used to start iv's.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Is using emla cream (lidocaine and prilocaine) for IV insertion during labor a good thing to do?
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Dr. David Rosenfeldanswered
Pain Management 28 years experience
Good?: It may hekp with pain of the iv. Frankly i think it is overkill.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Why don't nurse make use of emla (lidocaine and prilocaine) cream for IV insertion during labor?
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Dr. Romanth Waghmaraeanswered
Pain Management 40 years experience
Elma cream: Emla (lidocaine and prilocaine) cream takes some time to work. The i've will be in much quicker using a small amount of injectable anesthetic for this.
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