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Pregnant women's expectations about pain intensity during childbirth and their attitudes towards pain management: Findings from an Icelandic national study.
Karlsdottir, Sigfridur Inga; Sveinsdottir, Herdis; Olafsdottir, Olof Asta; Kristjansdottir, Hildur.
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  • Karlsdottir SI; School of Health Sciences, University of Akureyri, Solborg, P.O. Box 224, 602 Akureyri, Iceland. Electronic address: inga@unak.is.
  • Sveinsdottir H; Faculty of Nursing, University of Iceland, Eiriksgata 34, Reykjavik 101, Iceland.
  • Olafsdottir OA; Faculty of Nursing, University of Iceland, Eiriksgata 34, Reykjavik 101, Iceland.
  • Kristjansdottir H; Faculty of Nursing, University of Iceland, Eiriksgata 34, Reykjavik 101, Iceland.
Sex Reprod Healthc ; 6(4): 211-8, 2015 Dec.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26614603
BACKGROUND: Pregnant women expect childbirth to be painful. However, little is known about their expectations of the intensity of pain in childbirth (EIPC) and their attitudes to pain management. METHOD: The design was a cross-sectional survey, with self-reported questionnaires used to collect data from low-risk pregnant women (N = 1111) early in pregnancy at 26 of the largest primary health care centres in Iceland. This consecutive national sample was stratified by residency. RESULTS: The mean score for the EIPC was 5.58 (SD = 1.38) measured on a 7 point scale. The strongest predictors of a high EIPC score were: negative attitude to the impending childbirth (OR = 2.39), low manifestation of a sense of security (OR = 1.80), and a positive attitude to pain management with medication (OR = 1.63). Women living outside the capital area were less likely to have a high EIPC (OR = 0.68). Most women (77%) had a positive attitude towards pain management without medication and 35% had a positive attitude to pain management with medication. CONCLUSIONS: The study detected multiple predictors of women's EIPC and attitude to pain management. Early and throughout pregnancy, midwives and health care professionals need to address these predictors in order to assist women to prepare themselves for the pain of labour.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Actitud Frente a la Salud / Parto Obstétrico / Mujeres Embarazadas / Dolor de Parto / Manejo del Dolor / Analgésicos Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Pregnancy País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Sex Reprod Healthc Asunto de la revista: ENFERMAGEM / MEDICINA REPRODUTIVA / OBSTETRICIA Año: 2015 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Actitud Frente a la Salud / Parto Obstétrico / Mujeres Embarazadas / Dolor de Parto / Manejo del Dolor / Analgésicos Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Pregnancy País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Sex Reprod Healthc Asunto de la revista: ENFERMAGEM / MEDICINA REPRODUTIVA / OBSTETRICIA Año: 2015 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos