A Study to assess the effectiveness of lamaze breathing technique on reduction of labour pain among primigravida mothers at primary health centres, Coimbatore Mrs. Hatlin Sugi M.* M.Sc (N), PhD Scholar, Assistant Professor, PPG College of Nursing, 9/1 Keeranatham Road, Saravanampatti, Coimbatore-35, Tamil Nadu, India *Corresponding Author Email: hatlinsugi@yahoo.com
Online published on 4 September, 2021. Abstract Statement of The Problem A study to assess the effectiveness of Lamaze breathing technique on reduction of labour pain among primigravida mothers at primary health centres kovilpalayam Coimbatore. Study Objectives (a) To assess the pain among primigravida mothers. (b) To assess the effectiveness of Lamaze breathing technique among primigravida mothers. (c) To reassess the pain among primigravida mothers. (d) To associate the effectiveness of Lamaze breathing technique with selected demographic and obstetrical variables among primigravida mothers. Methodology One group pretest post test design was adopted. The samples for this study consist of 30 samples selected by non probability convenient sampling technique. A numerical pain intensity scale was used to assess the pain level among primigravida others in first stage of labour. Results The pretest mean score of pain level among primigravida mothers was 7. The post test mean score of pain level among primigravida mothers was 3.1 the paired‘t’ value of experimental group was 12.806. Conclusion The study shows that the pain during first stage of labour was reduced after performing Lamaze breathing technique. Top Keywords Primigravida, Lamze, Pain Intensity Scale. Top |