[Use of the inhalation anesthetics nitrous oxide and halothane in obstetrics]

By means of the literature of the latest years the advantages are discuss of nitrous oxide as analgesic and base anesthetic and of Halothan in the obstetrics.--Nitrous oxide can be regarded as especially favourable under consideration of a high PO2 proportion of the mother and under to the avoidance. Halothan is known as an optimal inhalation anesthetic for the inhibition of the intensive pain activity with the danger that can tear the uterus and is used successfully when intrauterine operations with desirable relaxing of uterus.--It has to be perferred the beta-adrenergicum Partusisten under the birth in danger because of its good manageableness.