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Author(s): Abiodun A. Ogunniran, O. Abimbola Oluwatosin (Ph.D), Fatima R. Rahji.

Volume/Issue: Volume 3 , Issue 3 (2020)

Abstract:

Women experience pain during childbirth in varying degrees of intensity. Hence most women require some type of pain relief. Pain management is the alleviation of pain or a reduction in pain to a level that is acceptable to the client. Therefore, this study evaluates Non-Pharmacologic Management of Labour pains among women in Moniya General Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State. A descriptive cross-sectional study was used. A total of 50 pregnant women were selected using purposive sampling. The participants were women in labour attending Moniya general hospital, Ibadan who consented to participate in the study. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data. The data was analysed using descriptive statistics Findings showed that 17 (34%) of the pregnant women said pain could not be relieved without drugs in labour, while 33 (66%) said pain could be relieved without using drugs. 37(74%) knew of various pain relief measures that can be used. 46 (92%) of the women would like to used non-pharmacologic measures of pain relief in labour because it has no adverse effect on the mother and child. The study has that, some of the women in labour are aware of non-pharmacologic measures of pain relief in labor while some are not as they still believe pain cannot be relieved without using drugs. Considering the no risk and no cost in the use of non-pharmacologic measure of pain relief in labour. Midwives should create more awareness about the various non-pharmacologic measures that can be used in labour so that the women are adequately prepared for its use when they are experiencing pain in labour. Further research will also be needed in the future to evaluate the effect of non-pharmacologic intervention in labour pain management pre and post intervention.

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