[[alternative]]Experiences Applying a Birth Ball to Help a Parturient Woman in Labor

[[abstract]]本文乃筆者運用生產球協助一位低危險待產婦女及其配偶共同面對待產疼痛不適及促進產程活動之護理經驗。為達到以家庭為中心的產科護理，筆者於94年10月8日陪產期間，藉由文獻各種待產姿勢，教導個案及其先生學習運用生產球協助各種不同的待產姿勢，以達到促進舒適及產程之進展，並促使個案先生在陪產過程中由不知所措到積極投入陪伴待產，最後個案除了能安全且順利地以自然分娩產下一子外，夫妻對此次生產有相當滿意的經驗。[[abstract]]This paper is designed to describe the nursing experiences of applying a birth ball to help a parturient woman in labor, who had experienced labor pains and was accompanied by her husband. On the basis of family-centered nursing, on October 8, 2005, the authors taught, this couple various positions to be adopted using the birth ball to help the woman deliver her baby with minimum pain and to help the husband to accompany his mate in a strong and positive way. In this way, eventually, the woman delivered her baby, safely and smoothly, experiencing the whole process satisfactorily