Therapeutic Touch on Labour Pain, Anxiety and Childbirth Attitude

Cumhuriyet University80 enrolled

Overview

Introduction: Touching ensures physical, emotional and spiritual relaxation, confidence, peace, calmness and well-being, and increases self-esteem. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of therapeutic touch on labour pain, anxiety and childbirth attitude. Methods: The sample of this randomized controlled experimental research consisted of 80 (intervention group: 40; control group: 40) women. Data were collected using a Personal Information Form, Visual Analogue Scale, State Anxiety Inventory and Childbirth Attitudes Questionnaire.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

First Pregnancy Vaginal Delivery

Interventions

Therapeutic touchOTHER

Therapeutic touch was applied twice to the women in the intervention group in addition to routine practices. The first application was performed in the active phase of the first stage of labour, and the second was done in the second stage of labour.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 19 YearsMax age: 41 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Having a first pregnancy * Not having a high-risk pregnancy * Having no health problems with the baby or herself * Having a single foetus * Being about to have a vaginal delivery * Not receiving infertility treatment * Not having a chronic physical or psychiatric diagnosis * Agreeing to participate in the research Exclusion criterion -Multiparity

Locations (1)

Sukran Ertekin Pinar

Sivas, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Scale

Visual Analogue Scale

Time frame: 6 months

Inventory

State Anxiety Inventory

Time frame: 6 months

Questionnaire

Childbirth Attitudes Questionnaire

Time frame: 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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