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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ella Pickover

New type of pain relief could be routinely offered to women in labour

PA Wire

Women in labour are set to be offered a new type of patient-controlled pain relief as an alternative to an epidural.

The fast-acting opioid called reminfentanil can be offered to those who want ongoing pain relief during labour but do not wish to have an epidural, according to updated draft guidance from the National Institute for health and Care Excellence (Nice).

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