The goal of this course is to help nurses learn about a variety of pain relief measures that can be used for the laboring woman in achieving a more comfortable and positive birth experience.
Course Publication Date:
May 09, 2020
This course is available with
NO ADDITIONAL FEE if you have an active
one year unlimited membership!
| Author: | Anita Rothera-Delaney RN, BS |
| Course No: | PDL041920 |
| Contact Hours: | 1.00 |
| Delivery Method: | Online Self Study |
| Category: | Peri-Natal Medicine
Community & Home Health
Emergency & Trauma Medicine
Medical & Surgical Issues
Pain Management
Women's Health
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Learning Objectives
Discuss the natural childbirth movement.
Compare attitudes toward labor pain relief at various points in time over the past 100 years.
State which method is the most widely used and most effective pain relief method for childbirth
Describe three techniques that diminish the perception of labor pain.
Discuss two non-pharmacological pain relief measures that can be used during labor.
Discuss two pharmacological interventions available to women in labor.
Discuss the role of the labor support coach, whether the woman’s partner or the labor nurse.
Describe the use of hypnotherapy in pregnancy and childbirth.