The effect of oral fluid food support during labor on labor duration and perception of labor pains
Sule Ergol, Kafiye Eroglu, Lale Taskin
article (Uluslararası, Hakemli) | Yazar(lar): Sule Ergol, Kafiye Eroglu, Lale Taskin | Yıl: 2012 | Dergi/Kurum: HEALTHMED | İndeks: WOS.SCI | Anahtar Kelimeler: Drinking, Labor Duration, Labor, Labor pain — Özet: Intoduction: This research was conducted to determine the effects of oral fluid foods intake during labor o
Intoduction: This research was conducted to determine the effects of oral fluid foods intake during labor on duration of labor and perception of labor pains.
Methods: The study included 110 low risk nulliparous labouring women (55 intervention, 55 control group) who were matched by age and education. Women in the intervention group were allowed to drink fruit juice "as much as they want, whenever they want" during labor. Data were collected by using data collection form about demographic characteristics of women, evaluation and diagnosis form of labor and Visual Analog Scale (VAS).
Results: Mean of duration of labour was 489 minutes in the intervention group, 604 minutes in the control group (p=0.016). The mean of VAS score in the first stage of labor was found 4.1 in the intervention group, 3.3 in the control group (p=0.468). The mean of VAS score in the second stage of labor was 9.8 in the intervention group, 9.7 in the control group (p=0.696). The mean of VAS score in the fourth stage of labor were 4.1 in the intervention group, 3.3 in the control group (p=0.109).
Discussion: In our study, It was found that oral fluid foods intake during labor was shortened duration of labor and was not influence perception of pain.