LABOR PAIN RELIEF WITH CHOSEN AROMATHERAPY IN PARTICULAR KANPUR HOSPITAL SETTINGS
1. Bharat Solanki, GCS Medical College, Gujarat, Student, India
Pain
management during labour is an important element of intrapartum treatment. In
the midst of labour, this is one of the most important things to keep in mind.
Pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches are the two most common
types. There are benefits and drawbacks to both options. The experiences of
pain and suffering are not without their benefits and drawbacks, and it is
possible to feel both at the same time. Aromatherapy with peppermint has been
shown to reduce labour pains for first-time mothers. It is one of the low- or
no-cost, easy-to-administer alternatives to pharmaceutical pain relief.
aromatherapy maternity intrapartum peppermint uterine
Peppermint
therapy was shown to be an excellent strategy for decreasing labour pain and
boosting a woman's pain sensitivity, according to the study's findings.
Peppermint
aromatherapy was used on a group of labouring women to see what effect it would
have on the process of giving birth. Those who took part in the clinical trial
reported feeling much better after it ended, with less pain and greater coping
abilities, and overall, they were very pleased with the results. It's possible
the midwives will be instructed to use peppermint aromatherapy to help ease the
patient's discomfort all through labor. This is because unlike other
treatments, aromatherapy with peppermint poses no risk to the mother or the
developing baby.
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