Causes of Pain

Assignment to Turn in

Explain what may cause pain in these situations and why (remember that pain is caused by physical/social/cognitive processes).  Please make sure that your answers reflect your knowledge of the client’s situations in these case studies. Provide references for any information not in the course materials.

Case Study 8: Non-medicated Birth

This is a case study that focuses mainly on how to care for a woman who is planning a non-medicated hospital birth.

Goals

· To understand how to use your role as a doula to apply knowledge of pain and interpret how clients respond to pain.

· To provide an example of different modifications you can make to work around hospital policy.

Case Study 9: Pre-eclampsia

Return to Unit 4 Assignment 1

Goals

· To provide a medical scenario which you can utilize to assess pain.

Reading assignments

· Read the OBGYN Morning Rounds case study on pre eclampsia