Evidence Based Practice and Applied Nursing Research

Task 1 -XAP1-0219

Western Governors University

Quantitative Research Article Effect of Change in Position and Back Massage in Pain Perception during First Stage of Labor Background/Introduction: The purpose of this study is to identify the impact changing positions or back massage have on reducing pain during the first stages of labor, as pain management is a very high priority in the laboring mother.
Review of the Literature: The researcher cited 17 references to assist in their research and 12 citations were used in the first section on the article. Topics the researcher included were the non-pharmacological methods of pain relief used during labor and the effect of ambulation and birthing ball use on...