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Knowledge, Awareness And Attitude of Antenatal Women Towards Labor Pain And Labor Pain Relief.
Abstract
Objective
Epidural labor analgesia has not been fully accepted and is not routinely practiced in most of the centers in India. The aim of this study was to find out the awareness and attitude of pregnant Indian women attending antenatal clinic at tertiary care centre affiliated to medical college towards labor analgesia.
Materials and methods
Two hundred women attending antenatal clinic of hospital were interviewed using a questionnaire that determined their awareness, knowledge and attitude towards labor analgesia.
Results
All participants were between the age of 18 to 35 years. Majority (71%) belonged to lower socioeconomic class. Majority of them (87%) expected that labor is painful. 67% of women strongly believe that it is severe and excruciating. 7.5% of primigravida were unaware of the nature of pains. Few of them (5.5%) felt labor is pain free. 95% of the patients were totally unaware of the concept of labor analgesia.
Conclusion
This study revealed that most of the Indian parturient still suffer from the agony of labor pains due to lack of awareness, lack of availability or knowledge of availability of labor analgesia service. The awareness level needs to be improved. Involvement of the obstetricians is crucial in this education program.
