Women’s experiences of pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain relief methods for labour and childbirth: a qualitative systematic review

• Published in: Reproductive health Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 71 - 20
• Main Authors: Thomson, Gill, Feeley, Claire, Moran, Victoria Hall, Downe, Soo, Oladapo, Olufemi T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 30.05.2019; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Analgesia; Analgesics; Analgesics - administration & dosage; Analysis; CERQual; Childbirth; Childbirth & labor; Decision making; Delivery (Childbirth); Epidural; Evidence-based medicine; Female; Health aspects; Humans; Labor Pain - therapy; Labor, Obstetric - psychology; Labour; Massage; Methods; Midwifery; Narcotics; Obstetrics; Opiates; Opioids; Pain Management; Parturition; Patient Satisfaction; Practice guidelines (Medicine); Pregnancy; Pregnant women; Qualitative research; Quality; Reflexivity; Relaxation techniques (Psychology); Reproductive health; Retirement benefits; Review; Systematic review; Womens health; Nigeria; Epidural; Relaxation; CERQual; Opioids; Opiates; Labour; Massage; Pain relief; Qualitative; Childbirth

Many women use pharmacological or non-pharmacological pain relief during childbirth. Evidence from Cochrane reviews shows that effective pain relief is not always associated with high maternal satisfaction scores. However, understanding women's views is important for good quality maternity care...