I was having a chat to an anethetist at work today and he was telling me about a trial he kicked off in Newcastle where they used a PCA (Patient Controlled Analgesia) device in labour containing a drug called remifentanyl. It sounds AWSOME. I'm wondering if anyone has heard about this; knows about it; has experienced it; overseen it (midwives)?

Also, for the mids out there, is it possible to request such a pain relief method during labour instead of gas, pethadine, epidural? I'm just researching at this stage...