International Journal of Women's Health Care(IJWHC)

Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Canada

Publications

• Research Article   
  Pain Neuroscience Education to Support Birth: A Feasibility Study
  Author(s): Sinead Dufour*, Suzanne Dickie, Rebecca Grubb, Victoria Jelilyan, Jennifer Spreckley and Alexandra Young
  
  Purpose: This study explored the impact of a novel one-time workshop, aimed to empower women throughout their birth experience through the use of pain neuroscience education concepts. Methods: A pre-post cohort study design involving a 90-minute workshop with pregnant women in their third trimester. Education related to physiologic birth principles with an emphasis on pain neuroscience education and recent associated best practice guidelines represented the focus of the workshop. In addition to the collection of feasibility data outcomes were measured pre and post workshop as well as within the first 6 weeks post-partum. Results: A one-time workshop that focused on pain neuroscience education was feasible. All participants used pain modulating strategies based on the workshop content and 92% of participants reporte.. Read More»
  

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