Condition 1: Active phase duration. Condition 2: Second stage duration. Condition 3: Satisfaction with childbirth. Condition 4: Anxiety during labor. Condition 5: Duration of skin-to-skin contact. Condition 6: Severity of labor pain. Condition 7: Time to start breastfeeding. Condition 8: Apgar score in the first and fifth minutes of birth. Condition 9: Time to start skin-to-skin contact. Condition 10: Duration of skin-to-skin contact. Condition 11: How to contact mother and infant.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Care by doula: The samples of the care group were selected by accompanying midwives from private midwifery service centers. The accompanying midwife was also one of
Sponsors
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Low-risk pregnant women aged 18 to 40 years Gestational age of 38 to 42 weeks based on accurate LMP or ultrasound Spontaneous onset of labor pains Healthy, live fetus Single fetus Display of head Normal cervical delivery conditions according to midwife or physician
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Any known physical disease related or unrelated to pregnancy Mental illness of mother Known fetal abnormalities Previous history of cesarean section or desire to have selective cesarean section History of giving birth to infant who weighs less than 2500 or more than 4000 grams
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Active phase duration of labor. Timepoint: Dilatation of 3-10 cm. Method of measurement: Researcher-made checklist.;Second stage duration of labor. Timepoint: From 10 cm dilatation to complete exit of placenta. Method of measurement: Researcher-made checklist.;Satisfaction birth. Timepoint: 24 hours after delivery. Method of measurement: Satisfaction birth questionnaire by Hollins Martin.;Anxiety of mothers during labor. Timepoint: From 3 to 10 cm dilatation and then 8-10 cm. Method of measurement: The Spielberger covert and overt anxiety questionnaire.;Duration of skin-to-skin contact. Timepoint: Postpartum. Method of measurement: Researcher-made checklist.;Severity of pain. Timepoint: At the time of admission, the first, second, third, fourth and fifth hour after admission. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale for pain.;Duration of skin-to-skin contact. Timepoint: postpartum. Method of measurement: Researcher-made checklist.;How to contact mother and infant. Timepoint: Postpartum. Method of measurement: Researcher-made checklist.;Time to start skin-to-skin contact. Timepoint: Postpartum. Method of measurement: Researcher-made checklist.;Time to start feeding. Timepoint: Postpartum. Method of measurement: Researcher-made checklist.;Apgar first and fifth minutes after birth. Timepoint: Postpartum. Method of measurement: Birth information. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactAfsaneh Azadpour
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed