Knowledge, attitude, and practice of childbearing women toward epidural anesthesia during normal vaginal delivery in Alsanayeah Primary Health Care in Khamis Mushait
SarahSultan Ali Alahmari, Meterk ALmetrek, AnfalYahya Alzillaee, WafaaJubran Hassan, ShathaMahdi Ali Alamry
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Labor pain is a severe form of agony that females experience while giving birth. A lot of pregnant women prefer epidural anesthesia (EA) to avoid labor pain. OBJECTIVE: This study focuses on women's general awareness about EA during the childbearing age. METHODS: -test. RESULTS: < 0.001. Through past pregnancies, 106 (32.3%) women had experience with EA. Of these, EA caused complications in only 13 (12.3%) women and side effects in 29 (27.4%) women. CONCLUSION: The majority of women of childbearing age had limited knowledge about the benefits and complications associated with EA. During the antenatal visit, it is essential to educate all women about EA. This could be done by the obstetrician, anesthesiologist, or midwives and/or through flyers and brochures.