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Management of labour pain by midwives in Lusaka district/ Cynthia Bwalya, Manasseh Mvula, Brendah Mwape and Thandiwe Nungu.

Contributor(s): Bwalya, Cynthia | Mvula, Manasseh | Mwape, Brendah | Nungu, Thandiwe.
Material type: materialTypeLabelContinuing resourceAnalytics: Show analyticsPublisher: Lusaka: University of Zambia, School of Medicine, 2014Description: xiv,78p.: ill.Subject(s): Obstetrical Nursing--methods | Pain Management --Women | Analgesics--therapeutic useDissertation note: A study submitted in partial fullfilment of the requirements for the award of a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing. Summary: Labour pain according to the International Association for the study of pain indicates that it is universal, experienced in over 95% of labours and over 90% of women experience severe and unbearable labour pain. Despite the existence of guidelines developed by WHO and the International Confederation of Midwives on how labour pain sholud be managed, the knowledge on the management of this pain varies greatly among midwives in Lusaka. This has led to poor management of labour pain by midwives.
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A study submitted in partial fullfilment of the requirements for the award of a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing.

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Labour pain according to the International Association for the study of pain indicates that it is universal, experienced in over 95% of labours and over 90% of women experience severe and unbearable labour pain. Despite the existence of guidelines developed by WHO and the International Confederation of Midwives on how labour pain sholud be managed, the knowledge on the management of this pain varies greatly among midwives in Lusaka. This has led to poor management of labour pain by midwives.

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