Oral Paracetamol as Preemptive Analgesia for Labor Pain

Oral Paracetamol as Preemptive Analgesia for Labor Pain

It is a double blinded randomized control trial assessing the use of Oral paracetamol in managing the intrapartum pain.

It is a double blinded randomized control trial comparing the use of Oral paracetamol to placebo in managing the intrapartum pain.

Inclusion Criteria:

• primigravida
• The gestational age between 37- 42 weeks
• Not seeking analgesia
• Singleton pregnancy
• vertex
• Spontaneous onset of labour
• 1st stage of labour (less than 5 cm)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Extreme of age (below18-above 40)
• Multiparous
• Multiple gestation
• Malpresentation
• Congenital or acquired pelvic abnormalities(eg. Poliomyelitis)
• Any medical disorder with pregnancy
• Induction of labour
• Advanced 1st stage > 5 cm
• Use of any other kind of analgesia before recruitment in the study
• Scared uterus
• Fetal distress