A QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ACUPRESSURE ON LABOR PAIN DURING THE FIRST STAGE OF LABOUR AMONG EXPECTANT MOTHERS .

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Women face a physiological and psychological struggle during labor. When labor approaches, it may be a time of contrasting feelings, with anxiety and anticipation coexisting with optimism and pleasure. AIM: To assess the effectiveness of acupressure on Labor pain during the rst stage of Labor among expectant mothers among experimental and control group. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The researcher adopted the evaluative research approach. Quasi experimental research design was used by the investigator. The accessible population for the study was mothers during rst stage of labor admitted in Medical College Jabalpur M.P. selected through purposive sampling technique. RESULTS: The majority of participants in the study sample had a mild level of pain, 44 percent had extreme pain, and 4 percent had very severe pain, according to the pretest score anger of pain level. The majority of participants in the control group have a moderate level of pain, 32% have an extreme level of pain, and 12% have slight pain. CONCLUSION: The ndings of this study indicate that non-pharmacologic interventions such as acupressure are successful in promoting relaxing and enhancing forces, allowing women to face the demands of labor. Acupressure is also an accurate, convenient, non-invasive, and cost-effective procedure that can be used in labor without causing harm to the mother or the baby, according to this report