2013
DOI: 10.4038/slja.v21i2.4998
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Knowledge and expectations of labour pain and pain relief among primigravid women

Abstract: We analysed knowledge and expectations of pain of labour and knowledge of labour analgesia methods among primigravida women attending an antenatal care clinic in a teaching hospital in a rural part of central India. The results of this study could be utilized to improve the analgesic care of women. Material and method Qualitative analysis of data obtained from semi-structured interviews of 100 primigravida attending antenatal care. We studied previous painful experiences, knowledge and expectation oflabour pai… Show more

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“…Ghanaian women go through labour expecting painful experiences. This finding is congruent with previous studies in other countries where labour pain is anticipated [ 7 , 41 ].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 93%
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“…Ghanaian women go through labour expecting painful experiences. This finding is congruent with previous studies in other countries where labour pain is anticipated [ 7 , 41 ].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 93%
“…Labour pain expectations could be attributed to previous information on labour pain and personal or other people’s previous experiences with labour [ 4 , 42 ]. This, therefore calls for effective education on labour pain relieving modalities [ 43 ], especially with reports of insufficient antenatal education of women on the management of labour pain [ 22 , 41 ]. Education on labour pain management should be introduced early and regularly re-visited until delivery so that women would understand pain management approaches used.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%