Effect of the presence of support person and routine intervention for women during childbirth in Isfahan, Iran: A randomized controlled trial
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- labor.
- Registration Number
- IRCT2013111710297N3
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research, Isfahan University of medical sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Singleton normal full-term pregnancy and desire to have natural vaginal delivery, 38 to 42 weeks of gestation, spontaneous onset of labor and normal birth with no special procedures or consultation, family or a female friend was available to stay in the hospital throughout the birth process.
Exclusion criteria: Chose a caesarean section, cervical dilatation of more than four centimeters at the time of admission.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ength of stage of labor. Timepoint: During intervention. Method of measurement: Time of cervical dilation.;Cervical laceration. Timepoint: After intervention. Method of measurement: Yes / No.;Pain. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: The numeric rating scale, between 0 (no pain) and 10 (worst pain).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Satisfaction. Timepoint: After intervention. Method of measurement: The numeric rating scale (between 0 and 100).