Research Article | Open Access
EFFECTIVENESS OF MATERNAL POSITIONS ON LEVEL OF PAIN DURING THE FIRST STAGE OF LABOUR AMONG PRIMIGRAVIDA MOTHERS IN HOSPITALS MUMBAI
Smt Chitrarekha Jiwalal Khandekar , Dr Marudhar Aman , Kalpana Kamble
Pages: 4290-4296
Abstract
Background:Labour pain is a universal and unique experience for childbearing women but threshold of this pain varies between individuals. For some it resembles menstrual cramps. Pain intensity varies widely and generally increases as labour progresses. Pain experienced during labour is probably the most painful event in the lives of the women. Objective: To assess the effectivenessof maternal positions on level of pain among primigravida mothers.Design: Quasi-experimental, pre-test post test one group design.
Keywords
Effectiveness, Maternal positions, level of pain, First stage of labour,Primigravida mother