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Abstract
Safe and painless labor is a dream for the future rather than a reality today. The modern concept of pain management in labor and delivery holds that pain must be relieved effectively. Many simple non – pharmacological approaches for relieve of labor pain can be initiated by nurses, midwives, or obstetricians with the potential benefits of improving labor progress, reducing the use of riskier medications, enhancing women’s satisfaction and lowering costs. These non – pharmacological, complementary approaches are used to complement conventional health practices. They include a wide range of treatment modalities, such as aromatherapy with essential oils.
This study is an attempt to determine the effect of basil essential oil (as an aromatherapy) on pain intensity during the first stage of labor. The study was conducted at labor and delivery unit of El-shatby Maternity University hospital that is affiliated to Alexandria University. A convenient sample of 80 full term healthy primipara women in labor was recruited. The 80 women were assigned to either one of 2 groups. Study group who did receive a rainDROP therapy with basil essential oil. Control group who did receive the same therapy with placebo oil (Sweet almond oil).
Four tools were utilized for data collection: Tool one included Socio-demographic and clinical data. Tool two entailed the Visual Analogue pain intensity scale (VAS) to measure the intensity of pain. Tool three was a modified version of Johansson pain-o- meter scale (JPOM) to measure the sensory and affective components of pain. Tool four was a physiological and behavioral response to pain sheet (PBRPS) to measure the physiological and behavioral responses to pain.