Start Date
5-3-2024 9:10 AM
End Date
5-3-2024 11:00 AM
Description
Introduction
- Pain during labor can result in lasting psychological and physiological effects.1 Although epidural analgesia is a first line pain management treatment and is used to reduce birth complications in many western countries, it is not commonly used in much of the world including Rwanda. The literature shows that African women have some of the lowest rates of pharmacological pain relief usage.
- Barriers to accessibility include; availability of equipment, staff with sufficient skills and monitoring, or myths and controversies surrounding labor.2 Studies have found that some women believe that crying is a sign of weakness.3
- The aim of the study was to evaluate the knowledge and receptiveness of parturients toward labor analgesia and factors that affect receptiveness of labor analgesia.
Keywords
anesthesia, epidurals, health equity, cultural influence, labor, rwanda
Included in
May 3rd, 9:10 AM
May 3rd, 11:00 AM
Knowledge and Receptiveness of Epidural Labor Analgesia by Parturients at two Teaching Hospitals in Rwanda: A Cross-Sectional Study
Introduction
- Pain during labor can result in lasting psychological and physiological effects.1 Although epidural analgesia is a first line pain management treatment and is used to reduce birth complications in many western countries, it is not commonly used in much of the world including Rwanda. The literature shows that African women have some of the lowest rates of pharmacological pain relief usage.
- Barriers to accessibility include; availability of equipment, staff with sufficient skills and monitoring, or myths and controversies surrounding labor.2 Studies have found that some women believe that crying is a sign of weakness.3
- The aim of the study was to evaluate the knowledge and receptiveness of parturients toward labor analgesia and factors that affect receptiveness of labor analgesia.
Comments
Presented at the 2024 Jefferson Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit.