The Effect of Controlled Massage Applied at Birth on Labor Pain and Duration and Maternal Satisfaction
Condition: Massage
MeSH terms: Labor Pain
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      This study was carried out to determine the effect of controlled massage applied at birth on
      labor pain and duration and maternal satisfaction. The study was conducted as a randomized,
      controlled research. The research was conducted with 154 randomized pregnant women admitted
      to Erzurum Nenehatun Obstetrics and Maternity hospital between February-November 2019. The
      study consisted of 3 different groups: Group A included the pregnant women who received
      routine hospital care (control group n=53), Group B included the pregnant women who received
      midwife-controlled massage (n=50), and the Group C consisted of the pregnant women who
      received self-controlled massage (n=51). It was determined that the controlled massage
      intervention that was applied in this study reduced labor pain, but it did not affect the
      duration of labor or the satisfaction levels of the women.
    

Detailed description: 
      This study was conducted to determine the effects of controlled massage applied during labor
      on pain during labor, labor duration and maternal satisfaction. This was a
      randomized-controlled experimental study.The study was carried out with the participation of
      154 randomly selected pregnant women at an Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital located in a
      province in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey between February and November 2019.The
      study included three groups (A: control group, B: midwife-controlled massage group, C:
      self-controlled massage group). The data were collected using a "Personal Information Form",
      the "Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)", the "Verbal Category Scale (VCS)", a "Partograph", an
      "Individual-Controlled Massage Follow-Up Form" and the "Scale for Maternal Satisfaction in
      Vaginal Delivery (SMSVD)".It was determined that the controlled massage intervention that was
      applied in this study reduced labor pain, but it did not affect the duration of labor or the
      satisfaction levels of the women.

      IMPACT STATEMENT What is already known on this subject? Labor pain and outcomes occurring
      during labor are known and expected situation. Some nonpharmacological methods are applied to
      ensure that birth is easy and maternal satisfaction is high.

      What the results of this study add? There is no studies using thecontrolled massage. In our
      study, it was found that controlled massage is effective on labor birth.

      What the implications are of these findings for clinical practice and/or further research?
      Our study suggested that midwives and pregnant women could practice controlled massage to
      reduce labor pain.
    

Intervention name(s): controlled (automatic) massage
Intervention type(s): Other
Intervention description(s): Massage methods that are performed with mechanical methods are called automated massage. Automated massage is also individual-controlled massage. This is because in automated massage, to relax, solve or reduce their pain, the individual applies the massage under their own control or under the control of someone else through a controller in a way where the duration and intensity of the massage in the body part of application vary. Individual-controlled massage devices may be in the form of chairs, cushions, beds and mattresses. These massage devices have functions such as vibrating, applying vacuum, imitating manual massage motions and applying heat.
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Participant)
Primary purpose: Supportive Care
Keywords: Birth, labor duration, labor pain, massage, satisfaction