To encourage the application the recommended positions of the World Health Organization during normal childbirth and its effect on maternal and labor outcomes
To assess the effects of adopting upright positions (walking, sitting, standing) during first stage of labor. To measure the effect of different individual positions on maternal-fetal outcomes. To determine which position was more comfortable for women.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
300
Standing or walking, Squatting, Sitting, Hands /knees, and Kneeling, positions will be taken by the participant during labor.Then the researcher will register the time ( minutes/hours) will be taken and which that will be more preferable by the participant
Woman Health Hospital
Asyut, Egypt
RECRUITINGThe maternal outcome.
measure labor pain score in each position on pain scale
Time frame: Within labor process
Newborn outcome
Measure the APGAR score of the newborn related to each position
Time frame: At 1 minute and 5 minutes after delivery.
-Increase self-direction of participants through choosing the preferable position
Register the most preferable positions during childbirth process
Time frame: Within labor process
Improve women's satisfaction of childbirth experience
measure woman's satisfaction after application of the upright position
Time frame: After childbirth process.
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