BACKGROUND: Labor pain is a physiological process caused by the contraction of uterus muscle as an effort to open cervix and push baby’s head toward pelvis. One treatments giving nurses reduce counter-pressure therapy. AIM: The aim study was determine effect therapy using tennis balls level in first stage during active phase labor. METHODS: It quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest one group ...

background & aim : primary dysmenorrhea (pd) is the most common genital disease among adults which can disrupt daily activities and reduce quality of life. acupressure was recommended for relief of pd and the aim of this study was to compare the maximum pain intensity (mpi) and duration of pd after acupressure on third liver (liv3) and placebo points. methods & materials : students who were suf...

 Introduction: The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of epidural versus entonox methods for labor analgesia in nulliparous women.  Methods: This randomized controlled trial was performed on 84 nulliparous women with - pregnancy admitted to Imam Reza Hospital in 10 May 2010- 10 May 2011.  They were randomly divided into two groups 42 women inhaled entonox in active phase at the ...

BACKGROUND The uterus continues to contract after childbirth. The pain caused by the contractions of the uterus can be as severe as labor pain. The study was aimed to evaluate the effects of ice massage applied to the large intestine 4 (LI4) on postpartum pain during the active phase of labor. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was designed as a randomized controlled trial with three groups and ...

Background: Happiness is accounted for one of the psychological health criteria, and is considered as one of the six fundamental emotions- in human beings. Labor pain is also considered as one of the exclusive experiences, which demands pregnant women’s ability to cope with it. Happiness may give this potential ability to the pregnant women to apply skillful coping methods to tolerate the labor...

Pain in childbirth has the highest degree of pain among other pain, so that many women are not ready to have children because they imagine will be presented at time labor later. The general objective this study was determine whether there an effect birth ball therapy on intensity labor. Univariate and bivariate analysis using Wilcoxon test analysis. Bivariate is used see independent variable (i...

BACKGROUND Patient characteristics may contribute to the progress and pain of labor. Quantitative evaluation of the effects of patient characteristics requires robust mathematical models of labor progress and labor pain. METHODS The authors retrospectively studied 100 sequential deliveries from each of five self-reported ethnic groups (Asian, Black, Hispanic, Other, and White). Demographic va...