Active Coping Reduces Reports of Pain from Childbirth.

Leventhal, Elaine A.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1989

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Active Coping Reduces Reports of Pain from Childbirth.

Leventhal, Elaine A.; And Others

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, v57 n3 p365-71 Jun 1989

Examined pain and negative moods during labor in relation to instructions to monitor labor contractions and LaMaze class attendance. In Study 1, pain and negative moods showed sharp decline at Stage 2 (active labor) for women who monitored and LaMaze participants; in Study 2, LaMaze participants reported decline in pain during active labor and were less tired at admission. (Author/TE)

Descriptors: Birth, Comparative Analysis, Coping, Emotional Response, Negative Attitudes, Obstetrics, Pain, Perinatal Influences, Pregnancy, Psychophysiology

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