Twilight Sleep

अर्धचेतन निंद्रा

insensitivity to pain without losing the consciousness achieved by injecting sedative analgesics.

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Twilight Sleep

An amnesic condition which characterized by insensitivity to pain without losing consciousness. Induced by injection of  morphine, and scopolamine to relieve the pain during childbirth.

To induce Twilight sleep sedatives given in combination I.e morphine + scopolamine, pethidine + hyoscine.

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