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Developing a Method for the Prospective and Quantitative Evaluation of Labor Pains: Toward the safer assistance of women during labor

Research Project

Project/Area Number 11672373
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Clinical nursing
Research InstitutionKobe University

Principal Investigator

TANAKA Keiko (2001)  Kobe University, School of Medicine, Assistant Professor, 医学部, 助教授 (30290357)

足高 善彦 (1999-2000)  神戸大学, 医学部, 教授 (10030959)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) NAKANO Mika  Kobe University, School of Medicine, Assistant Professor, 医学部, 助手 (90314492)
SHIMANOUCHI Atsuko  Kobe University, School of Medicine, Assistant Professor, 医学部, 助手 (00304113)
KITA Atsuko  Kobe University, School of Medicine, Professor, 医学部, 教授 (30295828)
TAMAISHI Keiko  Kobe University, School of Medicine, Assistant Professor, 医学部, 助手 (00314493)
田中 恵子  神戸大学, 医学部, 助教授 (30290357)
高田 昌代  神戸大学, 医学部, 助教授 (50273793)
Project Period (FY) 1999 – 2001
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2001)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥1,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000)
Keywordslaboring women's stress / labor / skin temperature / visual analog scale / labor pain score / midwife's score / visual analoguescale / 陣痛スコア / フラクレット解析 / visual analogue scale
Research Abstract

In order to elucidate quantitatively the levels of the stress in pregnant women during labor, this study was undertaken. Women undergoing labor were divided into the normal labor group and the difficult labor group. Changes in the women's skins temperature(ST), the intensity subjective labor pain as rated on the visual analog scales(VAS) and the midwife's score of labor pain(MS) were analyzed. The women's skin temperature was measured by a computer-linked polygraph system including a fingertip pulse labor pain meter (which uses the fingertip's palmar side skin temperature as an indicator). Using this system changes in ST were displayed on the labor monitor device a real-time basis and uterine contraction curves were depicted. The data obtained in this study were analyzed using computer software.
In the normal labor group, ST decreased by 0.2-0.4℃, synchronous with the cycle of labor pain. For both primipara and multipara, ST reached a peak during the first phase of labor. In the second phase, ST was lower in them multipara group than in the primipara group. In the difficult labor group, ST decreased by 0.4-0.7℃ and more time was taken for ST to recover. MS reached a peak during the second phase in both primipara and multipara. Primipara had a peak VAS during the first phase, while I multipara had it during the second phase of labor. The decrease in ST was in a mirror-surface like relationship to changes in VAS and MS. These results suggest that finger tip skin temperature sensitively reflects the labor pain, related stress of women undergoing labor, and this study will be useful in improving the labor care.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2001 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2000 Annual Research Report
  • 1999 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (8 results)

All Other

All Publications (8 results)

  • [Publications] 喜多 淳子, 他4名: "育児期の母親の自我状態,育児不安,及び自己評価(第1報)-エゴグラム・プロフィールパターンと育児不安及び自己評価との関連-"母性衛生. 42(4). 806-813 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 喜多 淳子, 他4名: "育児期の母親の自我状態,育児不安,及び自己評価(第2報)-エゴグラム・サブカテゴリー得点による育児不安及び自己評価の予測・説明-"母性衛生. 42(4). 814-819 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Atsuko Kita, Keiko Tanaka, et al: "A Ego Status, Childcare Anxiety and Self-Evaluation of Childrearing Women (Part1)"Japan Journal of Maternal Health. 42(1). 803-813 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Atsuko Kita, Keiko Tanaka, et al: "A Ego Status, Chidcare Anxiety and Self-Evaluaiton of Childrearing Women (Part2)"Japan Journal of Maternal Health. 42(1). 814-819 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 喜多淳子, 他4名: "育児期の母親の自我状態,育児不安,及び自己評価(第1報)-エゴグラム・プロフィールパターンと育児不安及び自己評価との関連-"母性衛生. 42巻4号. 806-813 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 喜多淳子, 他4名: "育児期の母親の自我状態,育児不安,及び自己評価(第2報)-エゴグラム・サブカテゴリー得点による育児不安及び自己評価の予測・説明-"母性衛生. 42巻4号. 814-819 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Atuko Kita: "Epidemiological Sutudy on Quantity and Quality of Social Networks among Pregnant Women in Japan"Bulletin of Health Sciences Kobe. Vol.17. 1-12 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 中浦由紀子 他: "会陰切開の説明のあり方についての検討"兵庫県母性衛生学会雑誌. 第9号. 22-28 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report

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