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Re: Pain management From: Cheri Van Hoover (cherivh@xdcr.com) Thu Mar 30 11:34:58 2006 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: fran wilson: "Re: Pain management/ shoulder dystocia" Previous message: GA12L@aol.com: "Re: Pain management/ shoulder dystocia" In reply to: Anna Meenan, MD: "Re: Pain management" Next in thread: Henry Gregor: "Re: Pain management" Anna Meenan, MD wrote: > > Here it is: > Senden, I.P.M. et al. Labor pain: a comparison of parturients in a > Dutch and an American teaching hospital. Obstetrics & Gynecology 1988; > 71, No. 4. Anyway, here's my I wrote an article entitled "Pain and Suffering in Childbirth" for Midwifery Today several years ago. Actually, that article was sparked by a discussion on this very list. I posted to the list and the editor of Midwifery Today asked me to write an article expanding on my e-mail to all of you, which I did. Here's a partial reference list for those interested in looking at some of the sources I used. In the article I addressed the issue of informed consent, as well as the personal and cultural aspects of childbirth pain and the psychological phenomenon called suffering. I think it's very important to differentiate between pain and suffering. They truly are not the same thing, though pain can certainly lead to suffering and suffering can definitely increase one's perception of pain. Cheri -- Cheri Van Hoover, CNM, MS Faculty, Midwifery Institute at Philadelphia University Colman, A., & Colman, L. (1977). Pregnancy: The psychological experience. New York: Bantam. Graham, H. (1951). Eternal Eve: The history of gynaecology & obstetrics. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company. Graneheim, U. H., Lindahl, E., & Kihlgren, M. (1997). Descriptions of suffering in connection with life values. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Science, 11, 145-150. Green, J. M. (1993). Expectations and experiences of pain in labor: Findings from a large prospective study. Birth, 20(2), 65-72. Hewiston, A. (1993). The language of labour: An examination of the discourses of childbirth. Midwifery, 9, 225-234. Kitzinger, S. (1977). Giving birth: The parents’ emotions in childbirth. New York: Schocken. Lee, M. C., & Essoka, G. (1998). Patients’ perception of pain: Comparison between Korean-American and Euro-American obstetric patients. Journal of Cultural Diversity, 5(1), 29-40. Lindholm, L. & Eriksson, K. (1993). To understand and alleviate suffering in a caring culture. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 18, 1354-1361. Lowe, N. K. (1991). Maternal confidence in labor: A self-efficacy concept. JOGGN, 20(6), 457-463. Moore, R., Brodsgaard, I., Mao, T., Miller, M. L., & Dworkin, S. F. (1998). Acute pain and use of local anesthesia: Tooth drilling and childbirth labor pain beliefs among Anglo-Americans, Chinese, and Scandinavians. Anesthesia Progress, 45, 29-37. Salmon, P., Miller, R., & Drew, N. C. (1990). Women’s anticipation and experience of childbirth: The independence of fulfilment, unpleasantness, and pain. British Journal of Medical Psychology, 63, 255-259. Waldenstrom, U., Bergman, V., & Vasell, G. (1996). The complexity of labor pain: Experiences of 278 women. Journal of Psychosmatics in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 17, 215-228. Waldenstrom, U., Borg, I., Olsson, B., Skold, M., & Wall, S. (1996). The childbirth experience: A study of 295 new mothers. Birth, 23(3), 144-153. Weber, S. E. (1996). Cultural aspects of pain in childbearing women. JOGGN, 25, 67-72. Wertz, R. W., & Wertz, D. C. (1979). Lying-in: A history of childbirth in America. New York: Schocken. Next message: fran wilson: "Re: Pain management/ shoulder dystocia" Previous message: GA12L@aol.com: "Re: Pain management/ shoulder dystocia" In reply to: Anna Meenan, MD: "Re: Pain management" Next in thread: Henry Gregor: "Re: Pain management"

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