“A study to determine the effectiveness of foot massage on pain and behavioural response of women during first stage of labour in selected hospitals at Faridkot, Punjab.”
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.8224/journaloi.v73i3.408Abstract
Childbirth is a sweet miracle, which is experienced by majority of the females, though these instances do leave memories never to forget. The anxiety, the nervousness and emotions all swells up as the time advance for child birth. Delivering a baby comes with lots of tension and stress. This is true for the mother to be as well for the father and at times for the whole family specially when they are expecting their first baby. Labour is a loving experience of bringing a new life into the world, which stays with the mother for the rest of her life. To make this occasion stress free and more joyous and to fill the world with delight, relaxation therapy is being introduced. Among those, foot massage is one of an avenue for human touch which can be performed anywhere, requires no special equipment, is non- invasive and does not interfere with client’s privacy.