If an opioid antagonist is administered to a laboring woman,she should be told that:

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The woman should be told that the pain that was relieved by the opioid analgesic will return with administration of the opioid antagonist.Opioid antagonists,such as Narcan,promptly reverse the central nervous system (CNS)depressant effects of opioids.In addition,the antagonist counters the effect of the stress-induced levels of endorphins.An opioid antagonist is especially valuable if labor is more rapid than expected and birth is anticipated when the opioid is at its peak effect.

If an Opioid Antagonist Is Administered to a Laboring Woman,she