The effect of reflexology on postpartum pain and postpartum hemorrhage

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Postpartum hemorrhage,after pain.; Postpartum hemorrhage

• Registration Number: IRCT20181214041962N1
• Lead Sponsor: Gonabad University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 26 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

Inclination to participate in research
Iranian race
Age 18 to 35 years old
Lack of uterus of fibroids (based on mother's statement or ultrasonography before giving birth)
Having no history of postpartum hemorrhage
Pregnancy second or third
The gestational age is 42-37 weeks of gestation (based on the first day of the last menstruation or first trimester ultrasound)
Singleton
Lack of high risk pregnancy (pregnancy hypertension, placental abnormalities such as dexamethasone, placenta perioia, placenta acetate, curium amnio nitis, gestational diabetes mellitus)
Unexplained erythematosus (polyhydramnios)
Cephalic presentation
No cuts, burns, fungal infections, varicose veins, warts, corns or numbness in the legs.
The absence of contagious skin diseases such as scabies, chicken pox, yellow wounds
Lack of deep venous thrombosis
Not having fast delivery
The second stage is less than an hour
No rupture or episiotomy
Non-use of non-pharmacological methods to accelerate the first stage of labor
Not taking anticoagulants (enoxaparin or heparin during pregnancy)
Do not use drugs that affect the nervous system
Vaginal delivery (no device)

Exclusion Criteria

Mother's reluctance to continue to work with a researcher
Exit manual pairs and embryonic curtains
Need additional treatment to control bleeding (prescribing oxytocin over 10 units, methergine, misoprostol, prostaglandin f2a, blood transfusion, surgical procedures, hand search for abdominal patches and curtains)
Baby weighs more than 4 kg
Postpartum urinary incontinence (according to the mother)
No bleeding more than 500 BC after delivery

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Bleeding the fourth stage of labor. Timepoint: An hour and two hours after the intervention. Method of measurement: Bleeding measurement by disposable weighing method and pads, before and after use.;Severity of after pain. Timepoint: At first, second, third and fourth postpartum. Method of measurement: Visual Scale of Pain.