The results of family program participation in caring for pregnant women on pain coping behaviors during labor and delivery period, Udonthani Hospital

Abstract

This quasi-experimental study aimed to examine the results of family program participation in caring for pregnant women on pain coping behaviors during labor and delivery period. The subjects of this study were pregnant women who were in labor at Udonthani Hospital. Eighty pregnant women were chosen according to inclusion criteria. The samples were divided into an experimental and a control group with 40 subjects in each group. The experimental group participated in the family program participation in caring for pregnant women. The control group received usual nursing care. The research instruments were composed of the family program participation in caring for pregnant women on pain coping behaviors during labor and delivery period, patient’s interview form, labor pain coping scale, duration of labor, and satisfaction of pregnant women. The data were statistically analyzed according to frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation,
and independent t-test.
The findings revealed that the experimental group had higher mean of pain coping behaviors score than those in the control group (Mean difference = 1.22; 95% CI: 0.54 to 1.90; p<0.01), had shorter mean of duration of labor than those in the control group (Mean difference = -9.90; 95% CI: -13.07 to -6.74; p<0.01), and had higher mean of satisfaction of labor than those in the control group (Mean difference = 2.48; 95% CI: 0.40 to 4.55; p<0.01). The research results indicated that the program tend to be useful for pregnant woman can reduce labor pain, reduce the time of delivery, and increase the satisfaction of birth.