Title

Effleurage massage as a non-pharmacological intervention for labor pain management among primigravida mothers

Authors

Soma Bepari¹, N. Siva Subramanian^2,* & B. Mahalakshmi³

Affiliation

¹Department of Obstetrics & Gynecological Nursing, Nootan College of Nursing, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat – 384315, India; ²Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Nootan College of Nursing, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat – 384315, India; ³Department of Paediatric Nursing, Nootan College of Nursing, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat – 384315, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Soma Bepari - E-mail: somabeparihere@gmail.com
B. Mahalakshmi - E-mail: mb.fn@spu.ac.in
N Sivasubramanian - E-mail: sn.fn@spu.ac.in

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received October 1, 2025; Revised October 31, 2025; Accepted October 31, 2025, Published October 31, 2025

Abstract

Labor pain is one of the most intense physiological pains experienced by primigravida mothers. Therefore, it is of interest to assess the effectiveness of effleurage back massage in reducing labor pain among 180 primigravida women in selected hospitals of Bharuch, Gujarat. Hence, Participants were divided into experimental (n=90) and control (n=90) groups. The experimental group received effleurage massage during active labor, showing a significant reduction in pain scores compared to the control group (p < 0.001). Data shows that effleurage massage is a safe, cost-effective and evidence-based non-pharmacological intervention for labor pain management. Integration of effleurage massage into routine intrapartum care is recommended to improve maternal comfort.

Keywords

Effleurage massage, labor pain, primigravida, non-pharmacological intervention, pain management, quasi-experimental study, intrapartum care

Citation

Bepari et al. Bioinformation 21(10): 3550-3553 (2025)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.