Introducing aromatherapy as a form of pain management into a delivery suite

Author(s): K. R. Pollard - Pages: 12–16

Abstract

This paper describes the implementation and audit of aromatherapy in the delivery suite of a busy consultant-led maternity unit. Aromatherapy was introduced with the aims of reducing the need for more invasive and expensive forms of pain management, and maximizing mothers’ positive experiences of labour. An audit carried out in the inaugural year of the implementation appears to support the use of this therapeutic intervention.

Keywords: aromatherapy, maternity services, pain management.