Pain intensity and duration of delivery. Delivery
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: In the acupressure group, women receive the acupressure on the point jianjing. The 20-minute periodic acupressure on GB21 acupoint will performed at dilatation of 4-5, 6-7 and 8-10.(
Prevention
In the acupressure group, women receive the acupressure on the point jianjing. The 20-minute periodic acupressure on GB21 acupoint will performed at dilatation of 4-5, 6-7 and 8-10.( pressure on uter
In the entonox group, women receive the entonox at the beginning of the active phase of labor (cervical dilatation 4 cm) after learning how to use it. Labor pain will measured three times using a sub
In the control group,no intervention will be done. Labor pain will measured three times using a subjective labor pain scale. Length of delivery time will be calculated in first and second stage of la
Sponsors
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: nulliparous women aged 18 to 35 years; be literate; singleton pregnant with gestational age 37 to 41 week; cephalic presentation; Iranian; tend to use analgesia (entonox gas or acupressure); women in the active phase of labor (3-4 centimeters cervical dilatation) or before; not suffering from poor mental health and anatomic (psychosis, schizophrenia, abnormalities of the uterus and pelvic); not having any head injury with some degree of lack of alertness, pneumothorax, and if such injury, atherosclerosis, poisoning and damage to the facial nerve; No risk to patients paced for chronic disease such as heart disease, pulmonary hypertension and diabetes; absence of high risk pregnancy such as gestational hypertension, decreased fetal movement, intrauterine growth restriction, fetal death, oligohydramnios and polyhydramnios and rupture of memberane more than 12 hours; a history of infertility; no risk of skin ailments such as eczema and infection of the skin surface. Exclusion criteria: any factor that would lead to a cesarean section; lack of desire to continue.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain intensity of delivery. Timepoint: Pain intensity in 4-5, 6-7 and 8-10 dillatation befor and after intervention. Method of measurement: visual-analogue scale.;Duration of delivery. Timepoint: ?First stage and second stage of labor. Method of measurement: Time. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactSedigheh Amir Ali Akbari
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed