Pain at Childbirth
Conditions
Keywords
pain, childbirth, relaxation, guided imagery, VAS, epidural
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether relaxation and guided imagery techniques are effective in reducing childbirth pain.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALrelaxation (breathing and muscles) and guided imagery (safe place)
intervention group: daily practice of relaxation and guided imagery CD, for a rew weeks, until childbirth.
Sponsors
Hadassah Medical Organization
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* women who carry their first child * women that carry only one embryo * women who speaks hebrew
Exclusion criteria
* women who experienced complications in pregnancy. * women who planning on having an elective Caesarean section. * women who suffer from background systematic condition (such as high-BP, diabetes). * women who have psychiatric background. * women who take chronic medication that might effect childbirth, woman or baby's health.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| rating of pain experienced during childbirth on pain VAS | one time - during hospitalization after childbirth |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| rate and the starting time of receiving regional anesthesia (epidural) | at childbirth |
Countries
Israel
Contacts
Primary Contactefrat esterkin, MA
Outcome results
None listed