Labor, Obstetric
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: composed of 36 parturients who will have continuous support and will be encouraged as to walking, adopting a variety of positions with the use of the Swiss ball. In addition, parturients in G
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Sponsors
Naiara Toledo Dias
Naiara Toledo Dias
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: inclusion criteria: pregnant women in active labor; low-risk pregnancies; women with a gestational age of 37-42 weeks; gestation with a single fetus and this one in the cephalic position.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: exclusion criteria will be considered: having a wound or inflammation in the cutaneous areas of application of the TENS electrodes; presence of a pacemaker; inability to understand verbal commands.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected outcome 1: Assess the intensity of pain using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). It is a simple one-dimensional instrument, used worldwide to assess pain intensity. It is characterized by a 10 cm long horizontal line where 0 represents no pain and 10 the worst imaginable or severe pain. They will be evaluated before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, 30 minutes after and 1 hour after the intervention, will also be evaluated in the immediate puerperium (12-24 hours after delivery). It is expected to find pain reduction after the intervention, which is greater in group 2. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected outcome 2: Evaluate satisfaction with childbirth, using the Childbirth Experience and Satisfaction Questionnaire (QESP). This consists of a self-report questionnaire, with a total of 104 questions, which refer to the expectations, experience, satisfaction and quality of the woman's experience related to labor, delivery and immediate postpartum. Which will be applied in the immediate postpartum period (12-24 hours) after delivery. It is expected to find better evaluation of the experience and satisfaction of childbirth, through QESP, in group 2 (with TENS device on).;Expected outcome 3: Evaluate data related to childbirth, such as: type of delivery, total duration of labor and possible obstetric complications by consulting the medical record. It is expected to find improvement in delivery data, such as vaginal delivery, shorter duration of labor, and low rate of obstetric complications, in all groups. ;Expected outcome 4: Evaluate the newborn's birth conditions, such as: weight, height, possible complications, Apgar score in the first and fifth minutes by consulting the medical record. It it expected to find adequate data on weight, height and apgar, low rate of complications with neonates for all groups | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactVanessa Baldon
Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
Outcome results
None listed