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Bibliographical entry (without author) : | Labor pain: effect of maternal position on front and back pain. J Pain Symptom Manage. 1991 Nov;6(8):476-80. |
Author(s) : | Melzack R, Belanger E, Lacroix R. |
Year of publication : | 1991 |
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Résumé (français) : | Le but de cette étude est de déterminer si l’accouchement est moins douloureux pour les femmes en position verticale (assise ou debout) que pour celles en position horizontale (sur le dos ou sur le côté [? side-lying]). 60 femmes en début de travail (de 2 à 5 cm de dilatation) ont utilisé alternativement les deux positions et rapportent leur niveau de douleur. Les résultats montrent qu’en position verticale, 35% des femmes ressentent moins de douleurs abdominales [front pain] et 50% ressentent moins de douleurs postérieures [back pain] qu’en position horizontale. Le plus frappant est la diminution de la douleur pour les femmes ayant des douleurs postérieures continues (83%) [est ce qu’on nomme "accouchement par les reins?"], mais la diminution de la douleur lors des douleurs abdominales et postérieures pendant les contractions est aussi significative. Ces résultats confirment ce qui a été mis en évidence par d’autres études : pour beaucoup de femmes, la position verticale en début du travail est moins douloureuse et plus confortable. Comme le début du travail occupe une proportion importante de la durée totale de l’accouchement, il faut promouvoir et utiliser des moyens simples pour soulager la douleur sans danger pour la mère ou pour l’enfant, comme le passage en position verticale. [à relire] |
Abstract (English) : | The purpose of this study was to determine whether women in labor report less pain when they are in a vertical (sitting or standing) position than in a horizontal (side-lying or supine) position. Pain scores were obtained from 60 women in early labor (dilation 2-5 cm) who alternated between the two positions. The results show that about 35% of women feel less front pain and 50% feel less back pain when they are in a vertical position than in a horizontal position. The decrease in continuous back pain (83%) was particularly impressive, but the front and back pains associated with contractions were significantly diminished as well. These results, taken together with those of earlier studies, indicate that many women in early labor have less pain and are generally more comfortable in a vertical than in a horizontal position. Since early labor comprises a substantial proportion of the entire process of labor and delivery, any simple procedure which alleviates pain without danger to mother or child, such as shifting from a horizontal to a vertical position, should be promoted and employed. |
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Argument (français) : | Etude limitée au début du travail. La douleur est nettement diminuée dans les positions verticales par rapport à la position allongée, tout particulièrementpour la douleur dans les reins. |
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Keywords : | ➡ ethics ; evidence-based medicine/midwifery ; physiology ; dilation ; position during labor ; deontology ; informed consent ; pain |
Author of this record : | Cécile Loup — 05 Apr 2005 |
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