Intended for healthcare professionals

  1. Education
  2. Relief of pain
  3. "Beware how he laughs"

Rapid response to:

Clinical Review ABC of labour care

Relief of pain

BMJ 1999; 318 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.318.7188.927 (Published 03 April 1999) Cite this as: BMJ 1999;318:927

Rapid Response:

"Beware how he laughs"

Dr. Steele,"a human being should beware how he laughs, for then he
shows all his faults". Emerson, Journals,1836

Competing interests: No competing interests

11 April 1999
David E Bratt
Paediatrician in solo private practice
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, W.I.