by Sophia Smith
![Magazine Cover of the Ladies World with an image of a white woman and child and the text Containing the New Gospel of Hope for Women, The Twilight Sleep](https://sites.smith.edu/listening-for-rj/wp-content/uploads/sites/836/2023/11/LadiesWorldTwilightSleep-1-743x1024.png)
Twilight sleep (English translation of the German word Dämmerschlaf)[1][2] is an amnesic state characterized by insensitivity to pain without loss of consciousness, induced by an injection of morphine and scopolamine, with the purpose of pain management during childbirth.[3] The obstetric method originated in Germany and gained large popularity in New York City in the early 20th century.[4] (via Wikipedia)
![Image Gallery with Archival Photographs of articles about Twilight Sleep](https://sites.smith.edu/listening-for-rj/wp-content/uploads/sites/836/2022/11/Twilight-Sleep-Mothers-A-Twilight-Sleep-Talk-1024x768.jpg)
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