Twilight Sleep

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf medical procedure
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Dämmerschlaf
gptkbp:criticizedFor side effects
risks to mother and child
gptkbp:declinedAfter mid-20th century
gptkbp:developedBy early 20th century
gptkbp:effect pain relief
amnesia during labor
gptkbp:historicalSignificance influenced obstetric anesthesia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Twilight Sleep
gptkbp:involves gptkb:morphine
scopolamine
gptkbp:notableFor 1910s
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:popularizedBy gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:suffragist
medical ethics debates
gptkbp:usedFor childbirth
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Collected_Works_of_Edith_Wharton
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7