The Effect of Sacral Massage on Labor
Labor Pain
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Labor Pain focused on measuring anxiety, labor pain, massage, surveys and questionnaires, visual analog scale
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- 19-40-year-old primiparous pregnant women;
- Singleton pregnancies between 38-42 weeks;
- Pregnant women whose labour began spontaneously;
- Pregnant women with a healthy foetus;
- Pregnant women without any complications that may cause dystocia during labour;
- Pregnant women for whom analgesia and anaesthesia were not used during the first phase of labour;
- Pregnant women who volunteered to participate in the research and who could establish verbal communication.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant women with high-risk pregnancies, with caesarean section indication, and
- Pregnant women with a chronic illness were excluded.
Sites / Locations
- Gaziantep University
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
sacral Massage Group
Control Group
The massage was applied only to the pregnant women in the intervention group at every phase of labour. There was no intervention in the control group except for routine hospital applications. The steps taken in this study are discussed below. For the pregnant women included in the experimental group: In addition to providing them with routine nursing/midwifery care, the women in the experimental group were administered a massage to the sacral region under the supervision of a doctor for 30 minutes using the effleurage (patting) ( 15 minutes) and vibration technique ( 15 minutes) in the latent (3-4 cm), active (5-7 cm) and transition (8-10 cm) phases of labour. To achieve this, the patients were placed in the left lateral position in the latent (3-4 cm), active (5-7 cm) and transition (8-10 cm) phases of labour.
There was no intervention in the control group except for routine hospital applications. The steps taken in this study are discussed below. One-on-one interviews were conducted with the pregnant women, and the voluntary disclosure forms, which explained the purpose of the study, were completed. The prepared questionnaire form was applied. Routine nursing/midwifery care was applied. The state-trait anxiety inventory (STAI FORM TX-I) was applied and evaluated in the active (5-7 cm) phase. The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was evaluated once in the latent (3-4 cm), active (5-7 cm) and transition (8-10 cm) phases. Birth action follow-up form and postpartum interview forms were applied