Abstract: Background and aim: Despite the numerous merits of epidural analgesia, its acceptance and practice has become a subject of contention. The present study is a qualitative research aimed at evaluating the perception and acceptance of epidural analgesia during labour amongst pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in university of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital.
Methods: A total of 30 eligible pregnant women were recruited for the study and audio-taped interviews were recorded and saturation occurred at the 16th subject. Thematic analysis identified the following themes; assessment of labour pain, pain relief during labour, perception of epidural analgesia, as well as acceptance of epidural analgesia during labour....
Keywords: Perception, Acceptance, Epidural analgesia, Labour.
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