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  • Title: What do midwives need to know about approaches of women towards labour pain management? A qualitative interview study into expectations of management of labour pain for pregnant women receiving midwife-led care in the Netherlands.
    Author: Klomp T, Manniën J, de Jonge A, Hutton EK, Lagro-Janssen AL.
    Journal: Midwifery; 2014 Apr; 30(4):432-8. PubMed ID: 23790961.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: to investigate factors important to women receiving midwife-led care with regard to their expectations for management of labour pain. DESIGN: semi-structured ante partum interviews and analyses using constant comparison method. PARTICIPANTS: fifteen pregnant women between 36 and 40 weeks gestation receiving midwife-led care. SETTING: five midwifery practices across the Netherlands between June 2009 and July 2010. MAIN OUTCOME: women's expectations regarding management of labour pain. RESULTS: we found three major themes to be important in women's expectations for management of labour pain: preparation, support and control and decision-making. In regards to all these themes, three distinct approaches towards women's planning for pain management in labour were identified: the 'pragmatic natural', the 'deliberately uninformed' and the 'planned pain relief' approach. CONCLUSION: midwives need to recognise that women take different approaches to pain management in labour in order to adapt care to the individual woman.
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