Effectiveness Of Lower Back Massage And Deep Breathing Exercise On Reduction Of Pain Perception During First Stage Of Labour Among Primi Gravida Mothers

• Author(s):

  Anitha M | Dr.J.Jayabharathi | Priyadharshini .A

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  Pain In Labor Is Nearly A Universal Experience. Pregnant Women Commonly Worry About The Pain They Will Experience During Labor And Child Birth. During The First Stage Of Labor Uterine Contractions Cause Cervical Dilatation, Effacement And Uterine Ischemia (decreased Blood Flow And Therefore The Local Oxygen Deficit) Resulting From Contraction Of The Arteries To The Myometrium. During The First Stage Of Labor, Women Usually Perceive The Visceral Pain Of Diffuse Abdominal Cramping And Uterine Contractions. OBJECTIVES: To Assess The Pre-test Level Of Pain Perception Among Primigravida Mothers In Both Experimental Group I And Experimental Group -II ,To Assess The Effectiveness Of Lower Back Massage On Pain Perception Among Primi Gravida Mothers In Experimental Group –I ,To Assess The Effectiveness Of Deep Breathing Exercise On Pain Perception Among Primi Gravida Mothers In Experimental Group –II ,To Compare The Effectiveness Between Lower Back Massage And Deep Breathing Exercise Among Primi Gravida Mothers ,To Find Out The Association Between Pretest Score Of Pain Perception Among Primi Gravida Mothers With Selected Demographic Variables.MATERIALS &METHODS : Quantitative Approach With Pre Experimental Design (two Group Pre- Test And Post- Test) Was Adopted In This Study. Sixty (60) Primi Gravida Mothers Who Were In First Stage Of Labor With 4-7cm Cervical Dilatation Admitted At Government Maternity Hospital,Karaikal Were Selected As A Sample For The Study By Using Non-probability Purposive Sampling Technique. Sample Size Was 60 (30 In Experimental Group –I And 30 In Experimental Group –II).pre Test Was Conducted By Using Mc Caffery Numerical Pain Scale To Assess The Pain Perception .The Intervention For The Study In Experimental Group-I Lower Back Massage Was Given For 20 Mints Every One Hour Interval For Three Times And In Experimental Group –II Deep Breathing Exercise Was Given About 20 Mints For Every One Hour Interval For Three Times .Post Test Was Conducted Using The Same Tool As Used In Pre Test. Descriptive Statistical Methods Like Percentage, Mean, Standard Deviation Inferential Statistics Like Paired’ Test And Un-paired ‘t’ Test Was Used To Analyze The Collected Data.Results And Conclusion : Study Results Shows That, In Experimental Group –I The Calculated ‘t’ Value On Pain Perception Was 29.427 Which Is Highly Significant At P<0.05 Level And Calculated ‘and In Experimental Group –II ‘t’ Value On Pain Perception Was 16.000 Which Is Highly Significant At P<0.05 Level .The Present Study Revealed That Regarding Effectiveness Of Lower Back Massage And Deep Breathing Exercise On Pain Perception Calculated ‘t’ Value Is 5.616.Hence, This Study Concluded That Both Lower Back Massage And Deep Breathing Exercise On Pain Perception Was Effective On Reducing Labor Pain Perception First Stage Of Labor .But, Deep Breathing Exercise Was More Effective Than Lower Back Massage Based On The Calculated “t’ Value.

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  IJSARTV11I6103809

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  Volume: 11 Issue: 6 June 2025

• Publication Date:

  2025-06-21

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