Volume : IV, Issue : XII, December - 2015

EFFECT OF FOOT REFLEXOLOGY ON LABOUR PAIN DURING THE FIRST STAGE OF LABOUR

Smitha. J. S, Bindu. C. G

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Pregnancy is a crucial period and childbirth represents the most painful event in most women‘s lifetime. Foot Reflexology is an ancient non-invasive technique, used widely as one of the non-pharmacological methods for pain relief. Aim: To assess the effect of foot reflexology on pain among parturient mother during first stage of labour .Methodology: Quasi experimental research design with non equivalent control group before after design was used,30 in experimental and 30 in control group respectively. The tools used for data collection were socio demographic proforma, clinical data sheet, numerical pain rating scale and observation checklist. Thirty subjects in the experimental group received foot reflexology at 1-3 cm cervical dilatation and 5-7 cm cervical dilatation for 30 minutes and thirty subjects in the control group received routine care. Pretest was conducted before intervention and post test was conducted 30 minutes after the intervention at 1-3 cm and 5-7 cm cervical dilatation for both groups. Results: The result shows that the severity of labour pain in the experimental group was lower than the control group (p <0.01). Conclusion: The findings showed that foot reflexology was found to be effective in reducing labor pain.

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Smitha.J.S, Bindu.C.G Effect of Foot Reflexology on Labour Pain During the First Stage of Labour Global Journal For Research Analysis, Vol: 4, Issue: 12 December 2015

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