A study to evaluate the effectiveness of modified lamaze breathing technique on labour and neonatal outcome among primi parturient mother at rajiv gandhi government wonen and children hospital, Puducherry

Background: Labour is a dynamic phenomenon. Active management of shortens the duration of labour, lowers surgical interventions, improves behavioural outcome during second stage of labour. The expectant mothers, especially primi mothers are not able to adjust themselves during painful labour. Lamaze breathing is a technique used to help and relax during labour . Although the method was initially pioneered in breathing techniques to reduce labour pains and the techniques utilize several breathing patterns in order to encourage relaxation. Objectives:1. To evaluate the effectiveness of modified Lamaze breathing technique on labour and neonatal outcome among primi parturient mothers in both experimental and control groups 2.To determine association between modified Lamaze breathing on labour and neonatal outcome among primi parturient mothers in both experimental and control groups with the selected demographic variable. Methodology: A quantitative research approach, post-test only design with random sampling techniques was adopted for the study. 30 samples each in experimental and control group were selected in Rajiv Gandhi Government Women‟s and Children Hospital, Puducherry and the data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Result The results depicts that the maternal outcome score in the experimental group was 36.05±0.13 and in the control group was 35.65±0.26. The mean difference score was 0.40. The calculated unpaired ‘t’ value of t = 9.677 was found to be statistically highly significant at p<0.001 level. The result reveals that the neonatal outcome score in the experimental group was 37.17±0.21 and in the control group was 36.26±0.14. The mean difference score was 0.91. The calculated unpaired ‘t’ value of t = 25.166 was found to be statistically highly significant at p<0.001 level. This clearly indicates that the modified lamaze breathing technique was effective in experimental group than the control group. Conclusion: Lamaze breathing technique was found to be effective labour and neonatal outcome among primi parturient mothers. This can be given as an adjunct therapy in labour room for the primi parturient mothers by midwives. Modified Lamaze breathing technique is a non invasive procedure and has no adverse effects on the primi parturient mothers.