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.