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Comparison of the effects of maternal supportive care and acupressure in labor on fetal heart rate pattern and nucleated red blood cells in the umbilical cord blood

Comparison of the effects of maternal supportive care and acupressure (point BL32) in labor on fetal heart rate pattern and nucleated red blood cells in the umbilical cord blood of pregnant women admitted to shooshtari hospital in Shiraz 2012

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2012120911706N1
Enrollment
150
Registered
2013-02-10
Start date
2012-12-05
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Condition 1: fetal heart rate. Condition 2: nucleated red blood cells in the umbilical cord blood. Maternal care for signs of fetal hypoxia Abnormality of red blood cells

Interventions

Intervention 1: The first intervention, group: Researcher as doula from the beginning to the side of mother, encourages her, Mother are in appropriate positions in the different stages of labor. Posit
Treatment - Other
The first intervention, group: Researcher as doula from the beginning to the side of mother, encourages her, Mother are in appropriate positions in the different stages of labor. Positions chosen so t
The second intervention: Acupressure group, The 3-4 and 7-8 cm dilation of mother in the proper position 32BL uniform pressure for 20 minutes during contraction (Starting with the pressure of the cont
control group: After admission to the hospital, receiving only routine care.

Sponsors

Research department of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 41-37 weeks gestational age based on last menstrual period or ultrasound last quarter of the first and second; maternal age 18-35 years old; single pregnancy; cephalic presentation and the lack of obvious chromosomal abnormalities and fetal congenital absence of specific drugs during pregnancy; at least a third of literacy; an Iranian citizen; willing to participate in the study and signed a written consent. Exclusion criteria: preterm; maternal diabetes; fetal growth restriction; incompatibility RH; history the smoking of tobacco by maternal, hypertension, preeclampsia, oligohydramnios, placenta previa, placental abruption, thick meconium; either physically or mentally ill mother, received any medication such as pethidine, hyoscine, and atropine oxytocin.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Anxiety. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Spielberger questionnaire.;The number of nucleated red blood cells in cord blood. Timepoint: After supplying blood from the umbilical cord and peripheral blood smear under the microscope. Method of measurement: Blood Tests.;Fetal heart rate. Timepoint: during laboar. Method of measurement: by sonykid.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026