Obstetrics care providers attitude and utilization of non-pharmacological labor pain management in Harari regional state health facilities, Ethiopia [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022 Background In a woman’s life, labor pain is the most severe pain that they have ever faced. In Ethiopia, the provision of pain relief in labor is often neglected. Furthermore, evidence strongly urged that further research is needed on non-pharmacological
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Virtual Reality, Fear of Pain and Labor Pain Intensity: A Randomized Controlled Trial. [PDF]
Anesth Pain Med, 2023 Background Labor and delivery are physiological conditions that occur due to the contraction of the smooth muscles of the uterus. Labor pain is one of the most severe pains that anyone can experience, and its control is one of the most important goals of
Mohammadi H, Rasti J, Ebrahimi E.
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The Effect of Birthing Ball Exercises on Labor Pain and Labor Outcome Among Primigraviade Parturient Mothers at a Tertiary Care Hospital. [PDF]
Cureus, 2023 Introduction: Every woman has the right to respectful and empathetic care during childbirth that addresses her needs for pain management, and allows her the liberty to make it a memorable experience. This study aimed to assess the effect of birthing ball
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A Cross-Sectional Survey of Labor Pain Control and Women's Satisfaction. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022 Introduction: Pain experienced during labor is a symptom of contractile activity and is a physiological feature of the uterus that occurs at the appropriate stages of labor.
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Effects of non-pharmacological coping strategies for reducing labor pain: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2022 Background Facilitating the childbirth process is a global issue. Many strategies have been developed to cope with labor pain and improve the delivery experience and satisfaction of pregnant women.
Chang CY, Gau ML, Huang CJ, Cheng HM.
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Pain management during labor [PDF]
F1000 Medicine Reports, 2009 Recent studies investigating the management of analgesia in childbirth have demonstrated that pain relief can be started early in labor with no negative consequences. Also of particular importance are studies showing that automated delivery of large boluses of diluted local anesthetic with opioids might be more effective than continuous background ...
Ruth Landau
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Effectiveness of Spinal Analgesia for Labor Pain Compared with Epidural Analgesia. [PDF]
Anesth Pain Med, 2021 Objectives This study aimed to compare the analgesic effect of single-dose spinal versus epidural analgesia for labor pain to verify if applying a single dose spinal analgesia is an efficient technique for labor pain management as an alternative for ...
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The effectiveness of aromatherapy in the management of labor pain: A meta-analysis [PDF]
European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology: X, 2023 One non-pharmacological method that can be used to safely and without negative side effects is aromatherapy. This meta-analysis study was carried out to assess the effectiveness of aromatherapy in the treatment of labor pain.
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Acupuncture in the management of pain in labor [PDF]
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2002 Background. To assess if acupuncture could be a reasonable option for pain relief in labor and to look at possible effects of acupuncture on the progress of labor.Methods. In a controlled, single blind study, 210 healthy parturients in spontaneous, active labor at term were randomly assigned to receive either real acupuncture or false acupuncture ...
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A comparison of childbirth self-efficacy, fear of childbirth, and labor pain intensity between primiparas and multiparas during the latent phase of labor: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthBackground Childbirth is a long-lasting physiological stress. As one of the main stressors, labor pain exists throughout the whole process. Childbirth self-efficacy is the confidence, or belief that they can manage pain during childbirth.
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