Non-pharmacological pain management in childbirth care: an experience from educational internship

Abstract

Introduction: To describe the perceptions of private-university nursing students on the experience from the implementation of non-pharmacological methods to manage pain in childbirth care in the theoretical and practical components. Materials and Methods: Qualitative research with focus group technique; a semi-structured interview was used, and two focus groups were created with 16 students from 5-to-7-semester courses enrolled during the first term of 2018. Results: 62.5% of the participants were women and 37.5% were men; the average age was 24.4 (6.6%). 2 categories and 10 subcategories emerged upon analyzing the narratives of the focus group. It is worth mentioning about the categories that the participants identify non-pharmacological methods present in the theoretical component, but not all methods can be implemented in educational internship scenarios; concerns also arose about the minimum inputs required to develop a kit for the implementation of non-pharmacological methods to manage pain. Discussion: Based on the researched articles and the analysis performed, several authors established different non-pharmacological methods that are effective and applicable to mothers; nursing students apply such methods and generally obtain positive outcomes and lessons for improvement. Conclusions: In general, all participants recognize the importance of using non-pharmacological methods to manage pain in pregnant women during childbirth care, and they also identify that these methods reduce pain intensity, help reducing the length of labor, and facilitate communication between nursing staff and pregnant women.

How to cite this article: Jaimes ML, Pereira D, Pedraza AJ, Carvajal KX, Mejía FJ, Aparicio LA, et al. Manejo no farmacológico del dolor en la atención del parto: experiencia desde las prácticas formativas. Rev Cuid. 2019; 10(3): e667. http://dx.doi.org/10.15649/cuidarte.v10i3.667