Labor Pain and Delivery out come. Delivery
Conditions
Interventions
The second control group (common care) was only encouraged to breathe deeply and stay relax.
Intervention 1: pressure at SP6:30-minute pressureas follows: At first, a 2-minute pressure was applied in a way that a pleasant feeling of pain would be experienced by the subject. Care was taken to
Treatment - Other
Treatment - Devices
pressure at SP6:30-minute pressureas follows: At first, a 2-minute pressure was applied in a way that a pleasant feeling of pain would be experienced by the subject. Care was taken to keep the degree
Touch at SP-6:in the same schedule touch at SP-6 was applied in the first control group
Sponsors
Tarbiat Modares University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 18 to 35 years-old pregnant women; 38-42 weeks gestational age; parity of 1 or 2; no use of psycho-therapeutics nor labor induction medications prescribed by physician or midwife; no use of chemical or natural pain killers prior to the study; cervical dilatation of 3-5cm; BMI less than 29; devoid of any medical or obstetrical problems such as uterine myomas, pre-cancerous lesions, cephalopelvic disproportion, infertility or surgical operation on uterus or cervix, placenta previa, placental abruption, poly- or oligohydramnios, erythroblastosis fetalis, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, decreased fetal movements; no use of tobacco (e.g., smoking, hubble bubble, drugs) or alcohol and no verbal, auditory, or mental problems. Exclusion criteria: lack of consent; oxytocin dose in excess of routine requirements and any sign of fetal distress such as a heart rate of over 160 or less than 110beats/min, late decelerations, thick meconium staining and prolonged or precipitate labor, newborn weighing less than 2500 or more than 4000 grams
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Labor Pain intensity. Timepoint: Before intervention, immediately following 2 minutes' intervention, after 30 minutes' intervention and 30 minutes post-intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale.;Labor duration. Timepoint: Labor duration was documented in two time periods ,first time period, dilatation of 3cm to complete cervical dilatation; and second time period, from complete cervical dilatation to delivery time. Method of measurement: Cervical dilatation by vaginal exam and at cm. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Delivery type. Timepoint: After labour. Method of measurement: Registration in questionnaire.;Anxiety. Timepoint: Before intervention , after 30 minutes' intervention and 30 minutes post-intervention. Method of measurement: FAS.;Analgesic taking. Timepoint: Before and through intervention they did not take any analgesic. Method of measurement: Amount of analgesic taking. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMinoor Lamyian
Tarbiat Modares University
Outcome results
None listed