The use of Entonox in childbirth has been suspended since February over staff safety concerns.
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust stopped using Entonox at the Peterborough City Hospital maternity ward in February over safety concerns for staff.Melissa Davies, director of midwifery at the trust, said: "There were failed attempts to improve ventilation to bring nitrous oxide levels in balance at the hospital, after which scavenger units were ordered.
Ms Davies said: "If initial results suggest they can bring Entonox levels to an acceptable level it will then be a quick process to reintroduce it to the maternity ward." During the time the pain relief has been unavailable, expectant mothers have been offered the pain relief drug Penthrox or otherwise changed their birth plans, such as by being rerouted to Hinchingbrook Hospital or being supported to have home births.
Ms Davies said bringing back Entonox in Peterborough has been "a long time coming" and that its reintroduction was a "very high priority".
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