Although the anaconda is a thicker, heavier snake, some pythons are the world's longest snakes. The reticulated python of Southeast Asia has an average length of up to 4 to 6 meters (13 to 21 feet), the largest measuring 9.7 meters (nearly 32 feet).
One of the most common drugs used in the labour ward is pethidine, a synthetic, addictive, narcotic drug that is similar to morphine. In Britain it is also known as meperidine, and in America it is known as Demerol.
I would like to be able to drink fluids during labor. I understand that I will have an IV or a heparin or saline lock in place during labor. I prefer: An intravenous (IV) line for fluids and medications. A heparin or saline lock (this device provides access to a vein but is not hooked up. to a fluid bag).