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Show Announce New Method of Painless Childbirth New York. A method which it is claimed will make childbirth painless and is in no way followed by nausea was described by Dr. James T. Gwath-ney Gwath-ney of this city. Doctor Gwathmey spoke at the convention of the Medical society of New Y'ork state Whereas twilight sleep depended on amnesia to bring about insensibility, the new method accomplished its ends by the actual elimination of pain, I he said This method. Doctor Gwathmey continued, con-tinued, consists of three injections, two of magnesium sulphate and one of a mixture of the sulphate with small quantities of morphine and quinine. The combination of drugs was new, said Doctor Gwathmey, and the danger element less than in twilight twi-light sleep. |