RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06436859

The Effect of Stress Ball on Labor Pain, Anxiety and Satisfaction in Labor

Phd Student Msc Midwifery Öznur HAYAT ÖKTEM


Sponsor

Öznur Hayat Öktem

Enrollment

48 participants

Start Date

May 15, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of stress ball use during labor on labor pain, anxiety and satisfaction levels in women admitted to Karabük Training and Research Hospital for delivery. H1 Using the Stress Ball in Labor reduces labor pain. H2 Using the Stress Ball in Labor Reduces Anxiety H3 Use of Stress Ball in Labor increases labor satisfaction.


Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 35 Years

Inclusion Criteria3

  • Being at 38 weeks or more of pregnancy,
  • Having a single, healthy fetus in head position,
  • Applying during the latent phase of labor (cervical dilatation between 0-3 cm), .To give birth vaginally.

Exclusion Criteria11

  • Having become pregnant through assisted reproductive techniques,
  • Having a gestational or chronic disease,
  • Having an obstacle to giving birth vaginally,
  • Suspicion of fetal anomaly,
  • Not volunteering to work,
  • Women under the age of 18,
  • Women who are illiterate in Turkish,
  • Decision to perform caesarean section during labor,
  • The participant wishes to withdraw from the research,
  • Development of fetal distress,
  • Using vacuum or forceps during birth, .Women with vision, hearing or mental problems.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALstress ball group

According to randomization, pregnant women in the intervention group will receive "stress ball therapy" during labor.


Locations(1)

Karabuk Training and Research Hospital, obstetrics clinic

Karabük, Turkey (Türkiye)

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