The drug, a short-acting barbiturate used in the induction of anesthesia, induces a " light twilight sleep, " said Sorell Schwartz, professor emeritus of pharmacology at the Georgetown University Medical Center.
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Twilight sleep was a mixture of scopolamine, a belladonna alkaloid, and morphine, a " Papaver " alkaloid, that was injected and which furnished a combination of painkilling and amnesia for a woman in labor.
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In 1915, the New York Times published an article on twilight sleep and the work of Hanna Rion, or Mrs . Frank Ver Beck, who had recently written a book entitled " The Truth About Twilight Sleep ".
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In 1915, the New York Times published an article on twilight sleep and the work of Hanna Rion, or Mrs . Frank Ver Beck, who had recently written a book entitled " The Truth About Twilight Sleep ".
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A steady stream of nitrous oxide and twilight sleep meds turned the cacophony of drills into a beautiful symphony, at least for a few minutes before I went under : ) talk ) 17 : 19, 17 October 2011 ( UTC)
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To do that, patients are kept in " twilight sleep " where they remain conscious but feel no pain so they can answer questions to determine the best location for the electrodes, which are one-tenth the size of a human hair.
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"' Mary Coffin Ware Dennett "'( April 4, 1872 & ndash; July 25, 1947 ) was an Voluntary Parenthood League, served in the National American Women's Suffrage Association, co-founded the Twilight Sleep Association, and wrote a famous pamphlet on sex education and birth control.
