To Evaluate the Effectiveness of Birthing Ball Technique on Labor Pain Perception among Primigravid Women during First Stage of Labor

Poongodi V.

International Journal of Obstetrics, Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing

To Evaluate the Effectiveness of Birthing Ball Technique on Labor Pain Perception among Primigravid Women during First Stage of Labor

Poongodi V.

Abstract

Objectives: The objective of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of birthing ball technique on labor pain reduction in first stage of labor. Method: True experimental design was adopted for the study. Results: In pretest the majority of sample in Group I 21 (70%) belongs to severe pain, nine (30%) belongs to moderate pain, and group II 26 (86.6%) belongs to mild pain, four (13.3%) belongs to moderate pain (4–6%). In post-test the majority of sample in group I 27 (90%) belongs to moderate pain and three (10%) belongs to mild pain and in group II 30 (100%) belongs to severe pain. The pretest and post-test mean value for group I was 7.10 and 4.97. The pretest and post-test mean value for group II was 4.97 and 5.00. The obtained Wilcoxon value for group I (-5.106) and group II (-4.849). The obtained P<0.000. Conclusion: Birthing Ball Technique was very effective on reduction of labor pain perception among the primigravid women.

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Poongodi V.. To Evaluate the Effectiveness of Birthing Ball Technique on Labor Pain Perception among Primigravid Women during First Stage of Labor. International Journal of Obstetrics, Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing. 2018;4(2):1–4.

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