Investigating the Relationship Between the Perception of Labor Pain and the Number of Deliveries

Massoudifar, Ali; Alimi, Nozhan; Boostan, Ainaz; Etezadi, Atoosa; Haji Seid Javadi, Ezzatalsadat; Naghdipour Mirsadeghi, Misa

doi:10.30699/jogcr.8.6.549

Document Type : Original Research Article

Authors

¹ Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Hormozgan, Iran

² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Abnormal Uterine Bleeding Research Center, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran

³ Department of Gynecology, School of Medicine, Reproductive Health Research Center, Alzahra Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Guilan, Iran

⁴ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine Kosar Teaching Hospital, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30699/jogcr.8.6.549

Abstract

Background & Objective: Because childbirth is a natural process, pain is therefore part of the process. The amount of labor pain is probably directly related to the pregnant woman's mood, familiarity, awareness and self-confidence. Therefore, it is illogical to accept the complications of surgery and anesthesia and harm to the baby in order to escape the pain. Therefore, the aim of current study was investigating the relationship between the perception of labor pain and the number of deliveries.
Materials & Methods: This study is descriptive-analytical correlational study. Two questionnaires were used for gathering information: one on personality traits and the other on labor pain. One hundred participants were chosen according to their demographic information, from a pool of pregnant women at maternal ward of the Persian Gulf Hospital in Bandar Abbas City, Iran. The data was analyzed by means of descriptive_ analytical measures such as Pearson Factor.
Results: The mean age of women was 27.15±4.6. Collected data showed that 31% of women were gravida 1, 33% gravida 2, 15% gravida 3, 10% gravida 4, 5% gravida 5, 4% gravida 6, and 2% were gravida 7. a significant relationship was found between pain in the first delivery and pain in the second, third, fifth and sixth deliveries, so that the pain in the first delivery was more than the pain in the second, third, fifth and sixth deliveries.
Conclusion: According to the results of this study the severity of labor pain in primiparous and multiparous women was not statistically significant and the intensity of reported pain level was high in all mothers.

Highlights

✅ According to the results of this study the severity of labor pain in primiparous and multiparous women was not statistically significant and the intensity of reported pain level was high in all mothers

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Main Subjects

Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Cancer Research

Investigating the Relationship Between the Perception of Labor Pain and the Number of Deliveries

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Volume 8, Issue 6 - Serial Number 35
November and December 2023
Pages 549-555

Investigating the Relationship Between the Perception of Labor Pain and the Number of Deliveries

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Volume 8, Issue 6 - Serial Number 35November and December 2023Pages 549-555

Volume 8, Issue 6 - Serial Number 35
November and December 2023
Pages 549-555