The Effect of Labor Dance on Traumatic Birth Perception and Comfort

NCT ID: NCT04287699

Last Updated: 2020-02-27

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 160 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2019-05-15
• Study Completion Date: 2020-03-15

Brief Summary

ne of the non-pharmacological methods that provide opportunities such as massage and freedom of movement with the support of the spouse / partner is the birth dance.

In order to reduce the pain perceived by the woman and provide emotional support, the birth dance is started in the active phase of the first phase of the labor and continues until the end of the first phase. The woman is given the opportunity to act rhythmically with a relaxing light music with someone she prefers (spouse / partner, mother, midwife, etc.). The hands of the pregnant woman dance in the form of swinging from left to right, on the shoulder of his wife, with music; The partner is massaged by the sacrum area. It is aimed to increase the effectiveness of the method applied by adding spouse / partner support, upright posture and massage in addition to the music and body movements that dance includes, and also to provide emotional support to the woman. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the effect of birth dance on traumatic birth perception and comfort.

Detailed Description

The study was planned as randomized controlled. Pregnant women and their accompanying persons assigned to the study group will be informed about working in the tram room where the pregnant woman is before the active phase begins 'Using the Labor Dance Practice Guide (Annex 3) and cervical dilatation 4 cm. they will be asked to practice in accordance with this guide. Details of the application (such as dance time, rest time) will be recorded in the 'Labor Dance Control Guide' (Annex 4) by the researcher. Pregnant women will be followed by the doctor and midwife responsible for the pregnancy during the tram, and the researcher will not be involved in tram follow-up of the pregnant woman (cervical dilation, pediatric heart sound, contraction follow-up, vital signs of the pregnant woman).

Conditions

Labor Pain; Fear of Childbirth

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: DIAGNOSTIC
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

labor dance group

The pregnant women and their spouses/partners who wanted to perform the practice were asked to inform the researcher when the labor started. The researcher stayed with the pregnant women and their spouses during the practice and labor process. The pregnant women started to dance with their spouses during the active phase of the labor process accompanied by meditation music in a dim, silent environment.The pregnant women started to dance with their spouses during the active phase of the labor process accompanied by meditation music in a dim, silent environment. The spouse or partner massaged the pregnant woman's sacral area while dancing.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

labor dance

Intervention Type: OTHER

The pregnant women and their spouses/partners who wanted to perform the practice were asked to inform the researcher when the labor started. The researcher stayed with the pregnant women and their spouses during the practice and labor process. The pregnant women started to dance with their spouses during the active phase of the labor process accompanied by meditation music in a dim, silent environment. The spouse or partner massaged the pregnant woman's sacral area while dancing.

Control group

Only routine practices were performed with the control group, and data were recorded as in the experimental groups.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

labor dance

The pregnant women and their spouses/partners who wanted to perform the practice were asked to inform the researcher when the labor started. The researcher stayed with the pregnant women and their spouses during the practice and labor process. The pregnant women started to dance with their spouses during the active phase of the labor process accompanied by meditation music in a dim, silent environment. The spouse or partner massaged the pregnant woman's sacral area while dancing.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Those who were admitted to Hospital for labor
• Those whose cervical dilatation between 4 and 8 cm.

Exclusion Criteria

• When delivered by cesarean sectio,
• Labor was inducted
• Narcotic analgesics used

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 40 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Selcuk University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Bihter Akın

Asisstant Prof. Dr.

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Selcuk University

Konya, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

Labor Dance

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id