A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SACRAL MASSAGE ON LABOUR PAIN INTENSITY DURING FIRST STAGE LABOUR AMONG PRIMIPARA MOTHERS

Author Name: 1. Mrs. Pushpa Singh, 2. Dr. Vinitha Suresh, 3. Prof. Princey Shaji

Volume/Issue: 03/12

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://doi-ds.org/doilink/05.2023-47382547/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. M.Sc Nursing (OBG Nursing ) Jabalpur Institute of Nursing Sciences and Research, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
2. Professor Cum HOD (OBG Nursing) Jabalpur Institute of Nursing Sciences and Research, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
3. Vice Principal, Jabalpur Institute of Nursing Sciences and Research, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh

ABSTRACT

Motherhood is an awesome experience. but the area of major concern lies in labour pain and its management .The main goal focus in reducing these labour discomforts with cost effective and hassle free approach . Nonpharmacologic approaches toward these goals are up breast in midwifery management. Adequate evidence of benefit in reducing pain exists for continuous massage during labour sacral massage offers a woman in labour a very unobtrusive and gentle method of pain control. .Purposive sampling with 60 samples were used for the study. It was Quasi –experimental post test only control two group design ,to measure the labor pain intensity during first stage of labor on practice of sacral massage. Fordyce behavioural labor pain scale and visual analogue pain scale assessed the pain intensity. The mean score of the Modified Fordyce behavioural labour pain scale of control group without application of sacral massage was 9.9 and standard deviation was 1.77. In result of group experimental group application of Sacral massage means score was 8.73 and standard deviation was 1.28 .and mean score of the visual analogue pain scale of control group without application of sacral massage was 7 and standard deviation was 2.68. In result of group experimental group application of sacral massage means score was 4.2 and standard deviation was 0.74. The comparison between control group and experimental group made by t-test. The calculated value of t was 3.5 And 3. So this indicates that the sacral massage was effective.

Key words: Sacral Massage, Labour Pain Intensity, First Stage of Labour, Primi Para Mothers