Assessment of Efficieny of the Use of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Labor Pain Relief

Sunday, June 14, 2015

Title: Assessment of Efficieny of the Use of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Labor Pain Relief

Promenade Ballroom (Long Beach Convention Center)
Nese Sever , Military Hospital, Gölçük, Turkey
Aygül Akyüz, Prof , School of Nursing, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey

Discipline: Childbearing (CB)

Learning Objectives:
  • to learn about TENS
  • To learn about pain management in labour
  • to learn pain management strategies

  • Submission Description:
    This research was planned as a prospective randomized controlled trial study to determine the efficiency of low-level electrical stimulation applied by a TENS unit on labor pain relief.

    The Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.