Factors related to labor pain: review articles

Abstract

Labor pain is usually described as cramping, aching, tiring, intense, pushing and exhausting. There are many potential factors relating to labor pain, such as age, education, parity, maternal position, painful menstruation, rupture of membranes, weight/height ratio, fetal factors, psychological status, childbirth preparation, expectations of labor, support, cultural factors, and monitoring.

Keywords

• pain
• labor pain
• childbirth