Effects of Relaxation and Guided Imagery Training on Pain at Childbirth

Effects of Relaxation and Guided Imagery Training on Rate and Time of Receiving Regional Anesthesia (Epidural), and on the Experience of Childbirth

The purpose of this study is to determine whether relaxation and guided imagery techniques are effective in reducing childbirth pain.

Inclusion Criteria:

• women who carry their first child
• women that carry only one embryo
• women who speaks hebrew

Exclusion Criteria:

• women who experienced complications in pregnancy.
• women who planning on having an elective Caesarean section.
• women who suffer from background systematic condition (such as high-BP, diabetes).
• women who have psychiatric background.
• women who take chronic medication that might effect childbirth, woman or baby's health.