A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Lamaze Breathing Technique in Pain Management During the First Stage of Labour in Apollo Women’s Hospital, Chennai.

Labor pain is a physiological phenomenon caused by the smooth muscles of the uterus contracting to assist the fetus down the birth canal. There are many causes of this pain, such as experience, fear and anxiety along with racial, cultural, social, and environmental factors and demographic and biological characteristics. Severe labor anxiety increases the likelihood of a cesarean section, which may be followed by cesarean delivery-related difficulties for both mother and fetus, putting financial strains on the family and the state and lengthening hospitalization time. Problem Statement: A study to assess the effectiveness of Lamaze breathing technique in pain management during the first stage of labour in Apollo Women’s Hospital, Chennai. Objectives: (a) To assess the pre and post test level of pain scores among mothers who are in the first stage of labour. (b) To evaluate the effectiveness of Lamaze breathing on the level of pain among mothers before and after who are in labour. (c) To associate the selected demographic variables with the mean differed score of pain among all mothers who are in labour. Methodology: Quantitative research approach with one group pre and post test design was adopted. The samples for this study consist of 30 samples selected by purposive sampling technique. Wong Bakers Pain scale was used to assess the pain level among mothers in the first stage of labour. Results: The pretest mean score of pain level among primigravida mothers was 6.6 and post test mean score of pain level among primigravida mothers was 1.57. The paired‘t’ value of the group was 14.631. Conclusion: The study shows that the Lamaze breathing technique is effective in reducing the level of pain.