Knowledge and Attitudes of Pregnant Women Regarding Painless Labor

Salama, Asmaa Elsaied; El-Nagar, Anaam Ebrahim; Belal, Ghada Abd El-Salam; Gaheen, Manal Abdalla

doi:10.21608/tsnj.2023.319651

Knowledge and Attitudes of Pregnant Women Regarding Painless Labor

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Demonstrator of Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt.

² Lecturer of Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt.

³ Assist. Prof of Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt.

⁴ Professor of Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt.

10.21608/tsnj.2023.319651

Abstract

Painless labor refers to using of different methods that can be used during labor including
non-pharmacological and pharmacological methods to help women better cope with labor
pain. Aim: The present study aimed to assess knowledge and attitudes of pregnant women
regarding painless labor. Subjects and method: A descriptive research design was used. The
study was conducted at out-patient clinics of obstetrics departments of: Tanta University
Hospitals, El-Menshawy General Hospital, El-Mogamaa El-Teby Hospital, Doctor Mohamed
Mashally Medical Center at Said, and Medical Center at Segar. A purposive sample of 300
pregnant women were included in the study. Two tools were used for data collection: Tool I:
Pregnant women's knowledge regarding painless labor individual questionnaire, consisting of
three parts: Part (1): Socio-demographic data of the pregnant women. Part (2): Obstetric
history of the pregnant women. Part (3): Pregnant women's knowledge regarding painless
labor. Tool (II): Women's attitudes toward painless labor. Results: The vast majority (95.0%)
of the studied pregnant women had low level of knowledge regarding painless labor, while
more than two-thirds (69.0%) of them had positive attitudes towards it. A significant
relationship and positive correlation were found between the total score of women's
knowledge and the total score of women's attitudes regarding painless labor. Conclusion:
There was a low level of knowledge and positive attitudes regarding painless labor among the
pregnant women. Recommendation: Planning and developing of antenatal childbirth
preparation classes for all pregnant women to improve their compliance regarding painless
labor.