2025, Vol. 8, Issue 2, Part A

Background: Birthing is normal, yet extraordinary process that has been with us from time immemorial. Non-pharmacological methods for reducing labour pain are superior to pharmacological methods because of ease of implementation, ability to build confidence and increase patient participation, and lack of side effects on the mother and the fetus.
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of ice massage at LI4 acupressure point on the level of labour pains among intranatal women in experimental group and compare the labour pains with control group.
Materials and Methods: A quasi-experimental research design was adopted and a total of 60 intranatal women were selected by using non-probability purposive sampling technique. Data were collected by using a Wong bakers faces pain rating scale.
Results: Majority i.e., 21 (70%) of intranatal women in experimental group had severe labor pains in pre-test, where as in post-test 26(87%) of them had moderate labor pains. In the control group majority i.e. 18(60%) had severe pains in preintervention and post intervention respectively. The preintervention mean of the intranatal women in experimental group was 8.0 with a standard deviation of 1.26 while in the post intervention, the mean was 4.46 with a standard deviation of 1.33. The calculated paired ‘t’ test was 13.6 which was found to be significant at P=0.05. Age, gravidity and parity were found significantly associated with the labour pains.
Conclusion: The ice massage at LI4 acupressure point is effective on level of labor pains among intranatal women.