INCLUSİON CRİTERİA:  Single pregnancy Primiparous gestational age more than 36 weeks (term) Cervical dilatation of at least 3 cm Pregnants with 3 uterine contractions in a 10-minute period lasting at least 30 seconds Cephalic presentation Not receiving analgesics, sedatives or anesthetics during labor, Not using induction at birth  EXCLUSİON CRİTERİA:  Multiparity cephalopelvic incompatibility third trimester bleeding history intrauterine growth retardation multiple pregnancy breech presentation subject's withdrawal from clinical trial allergy to aromatic lavender essential oil addiction (alcohol, smoking) obstetric conditions requiring emergency cesarean section infertility history previous history of diagnosis of an underlying disease induction at birth