no disease.
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criterion: physically healthy singleton nulliparous women who had no limit to the intervention (Preeclampsia, premature rupture of membranes and seizures, and ....); not planed for elective caesarean section and display the Vertex fetus; no use of other methods of analgesia and anesthesia during labor; when entering the study had Dilation 4-3 cm and 37 weeks of pregnancy or more and Oxytocin was not used. Exclusion criteria: bleeding; fetal distress and the patient's unwillingness to intervene
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Severity of labour pain. Timepoint: Half an hour and during uterine contractions. Method of measurement: Visual Analoug Scale.;Anxiety status. Timepoint: While dilatation is 4-3 cm, one hour before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Spielberger state Questionnaire. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Apgar score. Timepoint: After birth. Method of measurement: Apgar score table. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)