• N Séjourné and S Callahan.
• Octogone-Centre d'Étude et de Recherches en Psychopathologie, Université de Toulouse le-Mirail, 5 allée Antonio-Machado, 31058 Toulouse cedex 9, France. natalene.sejourne@laposte.net
• J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris). 2013 Feb 1;42(1):56-63.

ObjectivesThis study aimed to question pregnant women about motivations to give birth with and without epidural analgesia, and about their perceptions of childbirth and pain.Patients And MethodsOne hundred and fourteen pregnant women completed questionnaires measuring their wish of an epidural analgesia, pain experienced during a childbirth, general anxiety, their perception of a childbirth and then motivations of a woman to give birth with and without epidural analgesia.ResultsWomen gave more motivations to give birth with an epidural analgesia. Differences were found concerning pain evaluation and childbirth perceptions depending on the fact that women wanted or not wanted an epidural analgesia.ConclusionVarious motivations and differences between women observed in this study show the necessity to take into account wishes and expectancies of the women concerning childbirth pain relief.Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

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