Continuous Labour Support by the Husband or Partner, focusing on Massage Techniques for Pain Relief
Keywords:
continuous labour support, husband or partner support, massage techniques for pain reliefAbstract
Childbirth is a major event of a women’s life in which they have to deal with labour pain inside unfamiliar environment and people. Women giving birth in most public hospitals in Thailand are not allowed to have family members or husbands attending during labour, leaving women facing the scary and uncomfortable situation by themselves. Continuous labour support has played a pivotal role in determining positive or negative childbirth experiences and outcomes. Ample evidence has shown the advantages of continuous labour support on labour pain, duration of labour, analgesic use, cesarean section rate, and women’s satisfaction, especially when support is provided by family members or husbands. Although conventional labour cares are provided by midwives, a shortage of midwives has led to a dissatisfaction and negative experiences amongst women giving birth. Labour pain management seems to use more pharmacological methods leading to unfavorable side effects on mothers and newborns. Non-pharmacological pain management such a massage technique which is uncomplicated for training, has been underpinned by extensive evidence demonstrating the effectiveness on labour pain relief. Therefore, the combination of continuous labour support by husbands, who are trained to support labouring women focusing on massage techniques, would optimize the quality of maternity care and maternal and neonatal outcomes. This article aims to describe the benefits of continuous labour support by husbands or partners during childbirth, focusing on massage techniques with the realistic plan for a proposed change strategy to apply and embed the practice within maternity settings of public hospitals in Thailand.
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