Dataset on the use and outcomes of Psychoprophylaxis in labour at Lagos state university teaching hospital

This study tested the hypothesis that psychoprophylactic antenatal education, when combined with standard analgesia, would improve labour outcomes and maternal experience. The dataset comes from a randomized controlled trial of 180 women at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria, comparing an intervention group (structured psychoprophylactic education plus pethidine) with a control group (routine education plus pethidine). The data include demographic characteristics, pain scores, labour outcomes, and maternal childbirth experience. Findings show no difference in pain perception or obstetric/neonatal outcomes between groups, but women who received psychoprophylaxis reported significantly better childbirth experiences. The dataset can be used to explore the role of antenatal education in maternal satisfaction and to inform non-pharmacologic approaches to intrapartum care.