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doi: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.1996.tb02517.x.The pain and discomfort of labor and birth
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- DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.1996.tb02517.x
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The pain and discomfort of labor and birth
N K Lowe. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs.1996 Jan.
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One unique aspect of childbirth is the association of this physiologic process with pain and discomfort. However, the experience of pain during labor is not a simple reflection of the physiologic processes of parturition. Instead, labor pain is the result of a complex and subjective interaction of multiple physiologic and psychological factors on a woman's individual interpretation of labor stimuli. An understanding of labor pain in a multidimensional framework provides the basis for a woman-centered approach to labor pain management that includes a broad range of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic intervention strategies.
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