labor pain.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: there are 2 intervention groups: one of them is : LI4 acupressure that located between the skin of the thumb and the index finger where the joints located at metacarpal bone of the thu
there are 2 intervention groups: one of them is : LI4 acupressure that located between the skin of the thumb and the index finger where the joints located at metacarpal bone of the thumb and index fin
in SP6 acupressure group that located 4 finger above the inner tibia of leg,pressure will apply bilaterally within each contraction( in 1st stage of active phase of labor)for 60 second then 60 second
Sponsors
Vice Chancellor for research, Hormozgan university of medical sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria: pregnant women with gestational age of 37-42 weeks with cephalic presentation and 4-5 cm cervical dilatation in active phase of spontaneous onset of labor; singleton pregnancy, with no history of medical disease, history of infertility, previous pelvic surgery, cesarean section; lack of any problem during present gestation; rupture of membranes over 6 hours; presence of meconium in the amniotic fluid; inappropriate pelvic; taking narcotic within the past 8 hours; over 8 cm cervical dilatation, and any fetal distress. If a subject requires undergoing caesarean section or needing for labor augmentation with oxytocin, or don’t like to continue, will exclude from the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain relife. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Then various intervals after the intervention (30 minutes after intervention, 1 h after treatment and every hour until delivery),. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Lenght of labor. Timepoint: first & second stage of labor. Method of measurement: minute. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactFateme Dabiri
Homozgan university of medical sciences
Outcome results
None listed