Labor pain and anxiety. Spontaneous vertex delivery
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria were: being Iranian, primiparous in the age range of 20-35 years; term pregnancy; single pregnancy; fetal vertex presentation; being in active phase and without CPD; not use of analgesic drug in last 8 hours and not having obstetric complications. The exclusion criteria were: fetal distress and use of epidural analgesic.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Labor pain. Timepoint: 1.5 hours. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale for pain.;Anxiety. Timepoint: (Begine of study) and end of first stage of labor. Method of measurement: Spilberger questionnair. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| APGAR score. Timepoint: 5 and 10 minute. Method of measurement: APGAR score. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Nursing and Midwifery School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.