The Maternity Health Nursing Section organized a
workshop entitled "A New View of Labor: How Our Mindset & Support in
Labor Changes the Outcomes” to demonstrate the importance of providing physical
and emotional support to a pregnant woman and her family during labor. The
lecturer, Mrs.Katharine Bachelor, a professionally
trained doula, presented some techniques to assist pregnant woman to adapt with
contractions during labor, such as: effective breathing, staying active during labor,
frequent changes in posture and trying different positions, use of
visualization, providing massage and the presence of supportive individual for
woman. By using mentioned technologies which considered as non-pharmacologic
interventions, laboring women can overcome labor pain and progress more quickly
and easily during labor while avoiding the risks that pregnant woman and
newborn may be exposed to during labor.
