Background: Non-pharmacological interventions hold promise in reducing labour pain, with minimal or no harm\nto the mother, foetus and the progress of labour and are simple and cost-effective. Yet their use has not been\nadequately explored in clinical settings, especially in sub-Saharan Africa.\nMethods: This was a descriptive phenomenological study. Fifteen (15) nurses and midwives working in labour\nwards of two hospitals in Ghana were interviewed. Data analysis was guided by the principles of coding by Bailey\nand the constant comparative approach to generate themes. Ethics approval was obtained from the 37 Military\nTeaching Hospital Institutional Review Board in Ghana.\nResults: Three major themes were identified that described the experiences of nurses and midwives regarding\ntheir use of non-pharmacological interventions in managing labour pain. These were familiarity with nonpharmacological\ninterventions, perceived benefits of non-pharmacological interventions, and barriers to the use of\nnon-pharmacological interventions in the management of labour pain.\nConclusions: While some non-pharmacological pain management interventions were known and used by the\nnurses and midwives, they were not familiar with a good number of these interventions. Nurses and midwives\nperceived these interventions to be beneficial yet a number of barriers prevented easy utilisation.
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