Predictors and prevalence of labor pain management practice at West Guji zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2024.

ABSTRACT: Childbirth is a painful experience for most women, and many require assistance with pain relief. Strategies for managing labor pain include both non-pharmacological and pharmacological intervention. Childbirth is a painful experience for almost all women. The pain that women experience during labor is affected by multiple physiological and psychosocial factors and its intensity can vary greatly. Most women in labor require pain relief. This study aimed to evaluate the practices of managing labor pain and the factors associated with them among obstetric caregivers in public health facilities in West Guji, Southern Ethiopia, in 2024. An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted. A simple random sampling method was used to select 280 participants for the study. Data collection was

SUBMITTER: Menesho MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12768246 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature