Pain is a common and integral part of
childbirth (1). Contrary to progress in medical
sciences, controlling labor pain is still a
challenge in obstetrics (2). Tournaire states that
delivery is a physiological process, and it is still
associated with a severe, unendurable pain (3).
Trout describes labor pain as a consequence of
stimulation of neural receptors caused by uterine
contractions that are passed to visceral, pelvic,
and lumbosacral areas (4). Labor pain can
contribute to mothers losing their psychological
control and can be a key factor in traumatic
delivery and mental disorders (5).