J Korean Pain Soc.  1998 May;11(1):96-100.

Survey of Recognition in Parturients for Vaginal Delivery Controlled by Epidural Block

• Jang YH
• Park EJ
• Kim AR
• Jeon JK

Abstract

BACKGROUND: At our institution, We have controlled pain during vaginal delivery with epidural block since 1986. We designed a questionaire for parturients to analyze the degree of satisfaction of epidural block METHOD: The self-questionaire were sent to parturients(N 200), who had epidural block to control labor pain during vaginal delivery. The questionaire covered topics dealing with motivation, fear, satisfaction and complications, of epidural block.
RESULTS
Motivation by an experienced person was 72.5%(145 parturients), fear of epidural block was 66%(132 parturients), and satisfactory response was 84%(168 parturients). Parturients who knew the role of anesthesiologist numbered 105(52.5%). Scarcely, 46 parturients displayed confidence for safety of fetus; 111 parturients expcrienced more than one complications. But special therapy for complications were not necessary.
CONCLUSION
Publicity through mass-media and direct contact will improve the recognition and merit of epidural block by parturients as well as the role of the department of anesthesiology.

Keyword

Anesthetic technique, epidural; Pain, labor

MeSH Terms

Anesthesiology
Female
Fetus
Humans
Labor Pain
Motivation
Pregnancy