delivery. cases with minimal or no assistance, with or without episiotomydelivery in a completely normal case
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Control group: land birth. Intervention 2: Intervention group: water birth.
Sponsors
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Willingness to participate in the study gestational age of 37-41 weeks singleton pregnancy without complications head presentation and lack of cephalo-pelvic disproportion having history of at least one vaginal birth of a term neonate live fetus and no obvious abnormalities In the performed ultrasounds entering the active phase of labor with spontaneous pains with an intact amniotic sac lack of complications such as placenta previa, placenta abruption, unsatisfactory pattern of fetal heart rate, unstable vital signs of the mother, abnormal pattern of uterine contraction
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: occurance of any complication in process of labor and normal birth such as placental abruption, cord prolaps, abnormal pattern of fetal heart rate observation of meconium in amniotic fluid transfer of mother to operating room due to any indications mother's desire to get out of tub
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Perceived respectfull maternal care. Timepoint: after delivery. Method of measurement: questinnaire of shefra.;Expectation/fear of delivery. Timepoint: before and after delivery. Method of measurement: wijma questionnaire (form A befor delivery and form B afetr delivery). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactTahmineh Dadkhahtehrani
Abadan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed