Cogitare Enfermagem (Dec 2008)
NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL CARE FOR LABOR PAIN RELIEF: NURSING TEAM’SADVICE
Abstract
It is a qualitative research study, exploratory in nature, held at a teaching maternity hospital in the municipalityof Curitiba, Paraná State/Brazil in 2007. The objectives were: to verify if non-pharmacological pain relief care is provided bythe nursing team to the patient in labor, and to identify which non-pharmacological care techniques are proposed to thewoman in labor by the nursing team. By using a semi-structured instrument, it was held a participant observation of anursing team and postpartum interviews with 10 women. As a result, women performed at least one of the techniques,encouraged by the team, such as: massage, bath, deambulation, birth ball. By analyzing the results, it was verified that theteam is promoting care according to humanizing delivery manuals.
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