Abstract:

Objective: The research was carried out to question the non-pharmacological methods they know to cope with the pain experienced by women in labor and to determine which of these methods they prefer. Method: The universe of the research designed as descriptive was 250 women who were hospitalized in the maternity ward of a hospital in Adıyaman between 01.07.2019- 01.03.2020. Random sampling method was used for sample selection. The study included pregnant women who had a birth process, had a gestational week, planned vaginal delivery, had no health problems in their own baby, had a single fetus, and had no treatment pregnancy. Participant Information Form was used as a data collection tool. Percentage, mean, standard deviation, Kruskal Wallis Test and Mann Whitney U Tests were used in the analysis of the data. Results: In the study, when the nanfarmakological methods preferred by women for birth pain were examined; maximum position changes (93.6%), massage to the waist (76%), social support (62.8), birth ball (47.2%), music listening (40.4%), sacrum massage (34.8%), aromatherapy (26%), respectively perineum massage (14.8%), yoga / meditation (11.2%), hot practice-perineal hot practice (9.6%), cold practice (8.8%), acupress (6%), acupuncture (4%), hypnosis (2.8%) It was determined that they preferred the Intradermal Sterile Water Injection (2%), Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (0.8%) methods. Conclusion: In our study, it is understood that all women prefer any nanopharmacological method in order to reduce birth pain. The application of nanpharmacological methods, which relieve women in labor, in maternity hospitals, will allow pregnant women to complete their labor more satisfied.

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