Health Condition 1: 1- Obstetrics
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Breathing techniques: This group will receive epidural analgesia using a combination of 12ml of Ropivacaine 0.125% and Fentanyl 25mcg along with Lamaze breathing technique.
Control Inte
Sponsors
Dr Shivangi Patel
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: single pregnancy cephalic position primi gravida 37-42 weeks of pregnancy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: contraindications to epidural analgesia maternal complications of pregnancy maternal medical condition allergy yo local anaesthetic agent inability to communicate refusal of epidural analgesia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the effectiveness of epidural analgesia alone versus epidural analgesia combined with breathing techniques in reducing pain intensity during active labor, as assessed by Visual Analog ScaleTimepoint: at 15 minutes, 30 minutes 1 hour and every hourly till delivery happens. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess maternal satisfaction with pain relief & overall childbirth experience between the two groupsTimepoint: maternal mean arterial pressure & heart rate at 15 minutes, 30 minutes 1 hour & then every hourly till delivery happens;comparison of neonatal apgar score between both the groupsTimepoint: Apgar score at 1 and 5 minutes;to assess the number of top up dose needed in both the groupsTimepoint: this observation dose not need time frame as it counts number of doses given till startpoint till delivery of child happens | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr shivangi Patel
GMERS Medical College Junagadh
Outcome results
None listed