title: Women's perceptions of pain and discomfort after childbirth in Angola.
abstract: Prophylactic treatment against postpartum haemorrhage is a widely investigated area and injection of Oxytocics has been considered as the best choice. The occurrence of postpartum pain and discomfort was studied in a population of birthing women in an overcrowded labour ward in Angola where the oxytocin-filled device Uniject was used. This study indicates that birthing women's perceived postpartum pain increases with parity and during breastfeeding, but does not confirm that injection of oxytocin increases pain and discomfort. This is an important finding, since it might facilitate the introduction of a management practice, likely to reduce haemorrhage-related maternal morbidity and mortality after delivery in underprivileged populations. The birthing women were, by and large, satisfied with the care and treatment provided, but the encounters with midwives seem to vary in quality. Further investigation is needed to elucidate parturient women's experience of postpartum pain and their perceptions of the quality of care and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden. elisabeth.jangsten@vgregion
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jangsten
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Strand
authors.forename: Engrácia Glória
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Gomez de Freitas
authors.forename: Anna-Lena
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Hellström
authors.forename: Annika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Johansson
authors.forename: Staffan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bergström
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000810:Angola; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010120:Oxytocics / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology*; D036801:Parturition; D010465:Perception; D049590:Postpartum Period
chemical_list: D010120:Oxytocics; D010121:Oxytocin