Women‘s awareness about epidural anesthesia during childbirth
Women‘s awareness about epidural anesthesia during childbirth
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Pain during childbirth can affect the emotional state of a woman. Epidural labor pain relief can facilitate the condition of the pregnant woman before and during childbirth. The promotion of this method of preventing and evaluation the knowledge of women about it could improve the childbirth process itself. Research purpose was to analyze the awareness of women about epidural anesthesia during childbirth. Research methods. Quantitative research was performed (n=80). Research results. A positive correlation was revealed between the knowledge about epidural anesthesia during childbirth and emotional state. Women who were satisfied with their knowledge of epidural anesthesia rated the satisfaction of staff performance, satisfaction of maternity expectations, satisfaction with epidural anesthesia, and general knowledge of childbirth more positively. Knowledge about epidural anesthesia and emotional birth was most appreciated by women who referred their sources of information as doctors or midwives than those whose source of information was nurses or non-hospital staff. Women who did not feel fear of an epidural labor anesthesia favored their delivery expectations, overall knowledge about giving birth, a sense of autonomy during childbirth than those who were afraid of this procedure.
Conclusion. Women’s awareness of epidural anesthesia during childbirth positively correlates with emotional state during the labor.
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awereness, childbirth, epidural anesthesia, labour
