Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

To evaluate the effect of non-pharmacological practices on reducing level of pain between study groups during labor.

A quasi-experimental study conducted on non-probability of (60) women (30) control and (30) study group whom admitted to Al-Elwyia Maternity Teaching Hospital suffering from labor pain for the period of (4^th July 2018 through 24^th October 2018). Descriptive& Inferential statistical analyses were used to analyze the data.

The highest percentages of both groups were in age group (< 20) years, primary schools graduates, housewife, from “urban area”, within low category of socioeconomic, at gestational age between (39–40 weeks ^+6day. With highly significant differences concerning reducing the severity of pain in (1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd) stages of labor among study and controlled groups at (P=0.000), (P=0.000), &(at (P=0.002) respectively.

The study concluded that are a highly significant differences concerning reducing level of pain in (1^st, 2^nd, & 3^rd) stages of labor between study and control groups.

Need to develop training program to all midwives working in delivery room to upgrade their knowledge and skills about importance of using non-pharmacological methods to help them perform their role effectively in reducing level of pain for women during labor.