LABOR PAIN MANAGEMENT PRACTICE AMONG OBSTETRIC CARE PROVIDERS IN BUTAJIRA TOWN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTION, GURAGE ZONE,SNNPR, ETHIOPIA , 2023

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INTRODUCTION: Labor pain is the most severe form of pain in women’ life and it was considered as a punishment given by God. Pain relief in childbirth is subject to many social and cultural modifiers, which continue to change. Labor pain is the result of a complex and subjective interaction of multiple physiologic and psychosocial factors on a woman's individual interpretation of labor stimuli. Delivery of the infant into the arms of a conscious and pain-free mother is the most exciting and rewarding moment in maternal care services. Developed nation give emphasis on continuous labor support, but in developing country pain is neglected especially managing labor pain. In a country like Ethiopia with low institutional delivery managing labor pain can help as an incentive to enhance institutional delivery rate. OBJECTIVE: To assess labor pain management practice among obstetric care providers in ,Butajira Town Public Health Institution, Gurage Zone Southern Ethiopia 2023METHOD: Institution basedcross sectional study design was conducted from July to Augest, 2023. The study was conducted on all obstetric care providers in Butajira Town Public Health Institute . Pre-tested and structured self-administered questionnaire was be used to collect the data. Data consistency was checked and entered into Epi Info then exported to SPSS for further analysis. Descriptive analysis was done, logistic regression analyses were used to see the association of dependent and independent variables. Finally, odds ratio and 95% Confidence interval were computed to determine the strength of association. Result The magnitude of labor pain management practice among obstetric care providers at the study area was 77.1%. majority of the respondents were midwifery regarding profession,81% of obstetric care providers had knew about both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic labor pain VIIIreliefer methods. factor associated to labor pain management practice which were found to be statically significant by multivariate analysis were being Diploma holder (AOR = , 0.063 95% CI =0.001-0.468, P = 0.018),and pharmacologic analgesia effect on the labor (AOR=0.063; 95%CI, (0.005-0.846)Conclusion The routine practice of labor analgesia by healthcare providers was good in the study facilities Recommendation Butajira health department: prepare special training, with task-oriented refreshment course, special emphasis on strengthening obstetric caregivers' knowledge and attitude practice towards the use of labor pain relief methods through communicating with other concerned bodies