Anesthesia of childbirth with avertine. Sennewald (Zentr. f. Gyn., 1928, No. 3)

The author obtained good results from rectal administration, one hour before the expected birth, of 0.05-0.06 grams, per kilogram of weight, of avertin (tribromethyl alcohol). The expulsion period was either completely painless or only mildly painful. About half of the women in labor slept during the pauses between contractions, and many had no recollection of what had happened to them after avertin was injected.