Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

Virtual Work01:20

Virtual Work

895
The principle of virtual work states that if a body is in static and dynamic equilibrium, then the sum of all the virtual work done by all external forces and couple moments for any given virtual displacement must be zero.
In static equilibrium, a body can experience an imaginary or virtual movement, such as displacement or rotation. The virtual work done by a force is equal to the dot product of force and virtual displacement in the direction of the force. When it comes to virtually rotating a...
895

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Home-telemonitoring of fetal and maternal condition in complicated pregnancies: Results from a real-world cohort to understand unplanned hospital visits and re-admissions.

European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology·2026
Same author

Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Fetal Medicine: A Pilot Feasibility Study.

Prenatal diagnosis·2025
Same author

Cardiovascular outcomes and aortic growth in pregnant women with Turner syndrome: data from the ESC EORP Registry Of Pregnancy And Cardiac disease (ROPAC) III.

European journal of preventive cardiology·2025
Same author

Uncovering gaps in workforce well-being: a national look at survey practice in Dutch university medical centres - an exploratory quantitative study.

BMJ open·2025
Same author

Factors contributing to long-term vaginal pessary use: A mixed-methods study.

International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics·2025
Same author

The role of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in maternal medicine.

Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology·2025

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Aug 1, 2025

Virtual Reality Experiments with Physiological Measures
07:09

Virtual Reality Experiments with Physiological Measures

Published on: August 29, 2018

12.8K

Virtual Reality Experience during Labour (VIREL); a qualitative study.

A Musters1, A S Vandevenne2, A Franx3

  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Zuyderland Medical Centre, P.O. Box 4446, Heerlen, 6401 CX, The Netherlands. a.musters@zuyderland.nl.

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
|April 24, 2023
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Virtual reality (VR) significantly reduced labor pain by 19-26% in women, with most preferring guided meditation. This study highlights VR as a promising non-pharmacological tool for pain management during childbirth.

Keywords:
AnalgesiaLabourObstetric carePainVirtual reality

More Related Videos

The Immersive Cleveland Clinic Virtual Reality Shopping Platform for the Assessment of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
08:36

The Immersive Cleveland Clinic Virtual Reality Shopping Platform for the Assessment of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living

Published on: July 28, 2022

3.9K
Online Explorative Study on the Learning Uses of Virtual Reality Among Early Adopters
07:29

Online Explorative Study on the Learning Uses of Virtual Reality Among Early Adopters

Published on: November 22, 2019

8.3K

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Aug 1, 2025

Virtual Reality Experiments with Physiological Measures
07:09

Virtual Reality Experiments with Physiological Measures

Published on: August 29, 2018

12.8K
The Immersive Cleveland Clinic Virtual Reality Shopping Platform for the Assessment of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
08:36

The Immersive Cleveland Clinic Virtual Reality Shopping Platform for the Assessment of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living

Published on: July 28, 2022

3.9K
Online Explorative Study on the Learning Uses of Virtual Reality Among Early Adopters
07:29

Online Explorative Study on the Learning Uses of Virtual Reality Among Early Adopters

Published on: November 22, 2019

8.3K

Area of Science:

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Pain Management
  • Virtual Reality Technology

Background:

  • Growing evidence supports virtual reality (VR) for reducing labor pain.
  • VR offers an alternative to pharmacological pain management, potentially minimizing side effects.
  • This study investigates women's experiences and satisfaction with VR during labor.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine women's experiences with VR during labor.
  • To assess women's preferences between VR meditation and VR games.
  • To evaluate VR's effectiveness in reducing labor pain.

Main Methods:

  • A qualitative interview study was conducted in the Netherlands.
  • Two VR applications (guided meditation, interactive game) were tested.
  • Pain reduction was measured using the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) before and after VR use.

Main Results:

  • Twenty-four women participated; 12 underwent semi-structured interviews.
  • VR meditation led to a significant 26% decrease in mean NRS pain scores (p < 0.001).
  • VR games resulted in a significant 19% decrease in mean NRS pain scores (p = 0.001).

Conclusions:

  • All participants reported high satisfaction with VR during labor.
  • Women preferred guided meditation over the interactive VR game.
  • VR shows potential as a novel non-pharmacological method for managing labor pain.