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The effect of physiological delivery on maternal and neonatal outcome and delivery experiences

The effect of designed physiological delivery program on maternal and neonatal outcome and maternal delivery experiences:An embedded mixed method study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20220406054438N1
Enrollment
252
Registered
2022-05-03
Start date
2022-05-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-05-30

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

Conditions

Physiological childbirth. Maternal care for viable fetus in abdominal pregnancy

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group:The intervention is based on the principles of physiological childbirth, including training courses on childbirth preparation from pregnancy for low-risk pregnant mo

Sponsors

Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Low-risk pregnant women (from the 20th week of pregnancy) Single pregnancy Mother age 35-18 years Live and healthy fetus with cephalic presentation Normal body mass index

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: High-risk pregnancy unwillingness to participate in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain intensity. Timepoint: During the intervention. Method of measurement: Pain ruler.;Duration of labor stages. Timepoint: After the intervention (in labor). Method of measurement: Duration of active phase, first, second, third stage of labor in minutes.;Use of oxytocin. Timepoint: After the intervention (in labor). Method of measurement: Injection during labor.;. Timepoint: . Method of measurement: .;Duration of labor stages. Timepoint: After the intervention (during labor). Method of measurement: Duration of active phase, first, second, third stage of labor in minutes.;Use of oxytocin. Timepoint: After the intervention (during labor). Method of measurement: Injection in labor.;Type of birth. Timepoint: After the intervention. Method of measurement: Type of childbirth includes normal vaginal delivery or cesarean section.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Apgar score of the first and fifth minutes of the newborn. Timepoint: After the intervention (at birth). Method of measurement: Use the Apgar scale.;Infant hospitalization in the intensive care unit. Timepoint: After the intervention (after birth). Method of measurement: Frequency of neonates admitted to the NICU (number-percent).;Postpartum hemorrhage. Timepoint: After the intervention. Method of measurement: Measurement of hematocrit number-ml.;Perineal condition. Timepoint: After the intervention. Method of measurement: Episiotomy and laceration of the delivery based on examination.;Breastfeeding. Timepoint: The first 6 weeks after childbirth. Method of measurement: Continue breastfeeding for the first 6 weeks after childbirth.;Maternal birth experiences. Timepoint: After the intervention. Method of measurement: CEQ2.0= Childbirth Experience Questionnaire of Dencker.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactParvin Abedi

Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences

parvinabedi@ymail+98 61 3373 8331

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 8, 2026