Table 1 Pre labor-interview results with nulliparous women regarding birth wishes and pain relief methods
Name | Expected length labor | Women’s wishes pre-labor – pain relief methods | |
|---|---|---|---|
Will use | Wants to avoid | ||
Yvonne | 8 – 11 h | Meditation, warm water, movements, TENSa, aromatherapy, nitrous oxide, water injection | Hypnosis, deep tissue massage, pethidine, epidural and spinal block but will use if necessary |
Andrea | 24 or longer | Warm water, movement, TENS, nitrous oxide, pethidine, epidural | Meditation, hypnosis, deep tissue massage, aromatherapy, spinal block, other |
Indigo | 24 – longer | Warm water, nitrous oxide, epidural | Meditation, hypnosis, TENS, deep tissue massage, aromatherapy, spinal block, other |
Narelle | 24 or longer – not sure | Nitrous oxide, pethidine; keen to avoid epidural but will use it if necessary | Meditation, hypnosis, warm water, deep tissue massage, TENS, aromatherapy |
Linda | 12–15 h | Warm water, DTMb, movement, paracetamol, nitrous oxide if needed keen to avoid | Meditation, hypnosis, TENS, pethidine, epidural, spinal block |
Hannah | 8- 11 h | Warm water, DTM, TENS, nitrous oxide, pethidine | Meditation, hypnosis, not aware of epidural or spinal block |
Yolande | 12 – 15 h | Warm water, movement, nitrous oxide | Meditation, hypnosis, DTM, TENS, pethidine, epidural, spinal block |
Naeve | 20-23 h | Warm water, movement, TENS, nitrous oxide | Aromatherapy, meditation, pethidine, hypnosis, deep tissue massage, epidural, spinal block |
Eleanore | 24 h – hoping no more | Heat packs, music, hot water, movement, nitrous oxide | Aromatherapy, meditation, hypnosis, TENS, pethidine, epidural |
Lee-Ann | 24 – 27 h – hoping no more | Nitrous oxide, epidural | Aromatherapy, meditation, hypnosis, TENS, pethidine |
Louise | 18 h | Nitrous oxide, meditation, warm water, movement | Hypnosis, TENS, pethidine, epidural, spinal block |
Yved | 12–15 h | All methods considered if necessary | Epidural |
Haleyc | 8 h | Movement, nitrous oxide, epidural | Meditation, hypnosis, Deep tissue massage. Not aware of pethidine or other opiates being available or TENS |
Deliah | 18 h | Movement, Pethidine | Hypnosis, warm water, DTM, TENS, aromatherapy, nitrous oxide, epidural |
Yasmin | 4 h | Heat packs, warm water, massage, movement, nitrous oxide | Meditation, hypnosis, aromatherapy, epidural, pethidine |