normal vaginal delivery. spontaneous vertex delivery
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: In the first intervention group: In The heat therapy group will be used warm water bag during contraction in the first stage of labor for at least 60 minutes on the lower back, abdomen
In the first intervention group: In The heat therapy group will be used warm water bag during contraction in the first stage of labor for at least 60 minutes on the lower back, abdomen area and under
In the second intervention group: In The cold therapy group will be used cold ice bag on the lower back, abdomen and under abdomen for 10 minutes once every 30 minutes during the first stage and and i
In the control group: This group will be recived routine care of labor ward and a midwife will be with woman all the time.
Sponsors
Research Chancellor of Alborz University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria consisted of nulliparous women in the age range between 18-35 years, women in the active phase of labor (3-4 cm dilatation), cephalic presentation, gestational age between 37-41 weeks and being a singleton fetus without preset abnormalities. Exclusion criteria included pre diagnosed of psychological and anatomical disorders, pre diagnosed of chronic diseases, indications for cesarean section, abnormal fetal heart patterns, history of chronic pelvic pain, history of infertility in women or spouse, any problem created during labor, women's unwillingness to continue to heat or cold therapy, women who live apart from their spouses, use of narcotics in about 8 hours before of active labor and skin diseases, including any injury, inflammation and eczema in the region of using hot-cold therapy.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Severity of pain. Timepoint: First and second stage of labor. Method of measurement: McGill Pain linear scale.;Duration of stages of labor. Timepoint: First, second and third stages of labor. Method of measurement: Digital clock. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mother's satisfaction. Timepoint: Postpartum. Method of measurement: Questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactZahra Mehdizadeh Tourzani
Alborz University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed