Value of early natal education of relaxation techniques and alleviation of anxiety in lessening labour pain

The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the early natal education of the relaxation techniques and alleviation of anxiety in lessening labor pain. The study comprised 110 primigravid women at term who presented in early labor without any complication [medical or obstetrical]. The cases were categorized into two groups [55 cases each]: Group I [study group] which subjected to Lamaze technique of psychoprophylaxis and group II [control group]. The severity of labor pain was graded using a linear analogue scale during the course of labor