Assistance Influence on Labor Pain Level

Abstract

Objective: To assess assistance influence on labor pain level.
 Method: This study was a randomized-clinical, unmasked trial with
 concealment by measuring labor pain level in two patients group:
 with and without assistance during labor; each group consisted of 36
 subjects. Pain intensity were measured using Faces Pain Rating
 Scale. Mann-Whitney analysis was done to assess significance of
 pain level between two groups.
 Result: Majority of patient who were in non-assisted group had very
 painful score 50% with mean of VAS 7.38±2.12, meanwhile most of
 assisted group complained painful score 44.44%, with mean of VAS
 6.11±1.90.
 Conclusion: There was significance level of painful score between
 non-assisted and assisted subjects x(p