Which technique would provide the best pain relief for a pregnant woman with an occiput posterior position?
a. Neuromuscular disassociation
b. Effleurage
c. Psychoprophylaxis
d. Sacral pressure
ANS: D
The use of sacral pressure may provide relief for clients who are experiencing back labor. The presentation of the fetus in a posterior position indicates this. Neuromuscular dissociation is used as a conditioned response to affect pain relief based on the mother tensing one group of muscles and focusing on releasing tension in the rest of her body. Effleurage is the process of using circular massage to effect pain relief. Psychoprophylaxis is another name for the Lamaze method of prepared childbirth.
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