Background. Today there is a set of pharmacological ways of pain relief at childbirth, but some women consciously choose natural anesthesia. It works for relaxation of the woman, and therefore they effectively relieve pain and restore forces. Material and methods. The objective of the research was studying of awareness of pregnant women at the age of 18 - 44 years about natural methods of labor pain relief and the efficiency of using these methods in order to decrease patrimonial pain. The patients were offered to answer on the short questionnaire which had been consisted of 14 open questions. Results. The most common methods of non-pharmacological analgesia and the results of their application for women during childbirth are considered on the basis of the survey highlights. Our studies indicate that natural methods of pain relief with proper and timely application of the women effective in reducing sensitivity to pain during labor, making labor more pleasant for the mother and has no adverse effects on the child. Conclusions. Today pregnant women are adequately informed with respect to the existing natural methods of pain relief in labor and they quite often use them in practice.
Introduction: Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is an important vegetable crop in Syria. Potato tuber moth Phthorimaea operculella is the main damaging pest of this crop. Many approaches were tried to control it. Objectives: This study evaluates the insecticidal activity of Juniperus foetidissima essential oil and two monoterpenes against potato tuber moth using fumigation bioassays. Methods: Essential oil was extracted from new plant branches of Juniperus foetidissima using Clevengertype apparatus. Potato tuber moth Phthorimaea operculella, (adults, eggs, larvae, and pupae) were exposed to different concentrations of the essential oil of Juniperus foetidissima for various periods. The significance of differences between treatments at p<0.05 were evaluated by one-way analysis of variance using the mortality percentages data. The LC50 and LC90 were calculated by Probit analysis. Results: Essential oil vapor with LC50: 0.3 μl/l air was very effective against potato tuber moth at the adult stage. However; adults sensitivity to monoterpenes varied: Nerol caused a 100% mortality at 0.025 μl/l air after 6 h, while the same concentration of citronellol caused 98% mortality. The 0.125 μl/l air concentration of the two compounds caused 100% mortality after 6 h. Conclusion: Results suggest the possibility of using Juniperus foetidissima essential oil as a fumigant to control potato tuber moth infestation in stores