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Kayla LeMarbe

Oakland Macomb OBGYN / University of Michigan , United States of America

Title: Continue Education Intervention: Trauma-Informed Pain Management in Labor and Delivery

Abstract

There is currently a gap in the availability of continuing education opportunities for labor and delivery nurses regarding trauma-informed perinatal care. The aim of this study was to create and implement a continuing education module on trauma-informed pain management in labor. The module was distributed to 17 nurses in an intrapartum unit at a hospital in the Midwestern United States. Changes in knowledge, attitude, skills, and intent to use trauma-informed principles were assessed using a pretest-posttest design and paired t-test analyses. Change in knowledge (p = .043) and skills (p = .011) was statistically significant. There were no statistically significant changes in attitudes. Based on the findings it was concluded that continuing education opportunities regarding trauma-informed perinatal care are needed for healthcare team members who provide care to trauma survivors in labor. Further research regarding the effectiveness of trauma-informed pain management in labor and birth is necessary to provide additional resources and recommendations for labor and delivery nurses.

Biography

Kayla LeMarbe is a Doctor of Nursing Practice and Certified Nurse Midwife at a private practice in the Oakland Macomb area of Michigan, USA. Her undergraduate education in nursing was completed at Oakland University and she completed her midwifery program as well as her doctoral education at the University of Michigan. Her interest is in women’s health and well-being across the lifespan, with a special focus on trauma-informed perinatal care and support both prenatally and in the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum periods.