Clinical trial NCT04827797: Effects of Different Birthing Balls Used at the First Stage of Childbirth
Official title: Effects of Different Birthing Balls Used at the First Stage of Childbirth on Birth Outcomes and Maternal Satisfaction November, 2018
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Labor Pain
Satisfaction, Patient
Labor Fast
Keywords: birth ball
labor pain
satisfaction
maternal
fetal
Lead sponsor: Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-04-01
Enrollment: 180
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 49
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: The study aimed to determine the effects of different birthing balls used at the first stage of childbirth on birth outcomes and maternal satisfaction. Randomized controlled, single-blind clinical study included a total of 180 pregnant women. The study included 3 groups (A: routine hospital care, B: spherical birthing ball, C: peanut ball). Especially spherical birthing ball, were effective in reducing labor pain and facilitating faster rate of descent of the fetal head, and they increased maternal satisfaction.

Detailed description: The study aimed to determine the effects of different birthing balls used at the first stage of childbirth on birth outcomes and maternal satisfaction. Randomized controlled, single-blind clinical study included a total of 180 pregnant women. The study included 3 groups (A: routine hospital care, B: spherical birthing ball, C: peanut ball). Especially spherical birthing ball, were effective in reducing labor pain and facilitating faster rate of descent of the fetal head, and they increased maternal satisfaction.

IMPACT STATEMENT What is already known on this subject? Labor pain and outcomes occurring during labor are known and expected situation. Some non-pharmacological 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 the peanut ball and the spherical birth ball together. In our study, it was found that both balls are effective, but the spherical birth ball is more significant.

What the implications are of these findings for clinical practice and/or further research? Our study suggested that the spherical birth ball had effective on birth outcomes. Future studies should be performed to investigate the effects of birth balls in the postpartum period, breastfeeding or prenatal period.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* primiparous
* admitted to the delivery room for vaginal delivery
* 38-40 week
* being in the latent phase of labor
* having no obstetric risks

Exclusion Criteria:

* undergo caesarean sections for various reasons
* having obstetric risks

Primary outcomes:
measure: Introductory Information Form
timeFrame: when pregnant women come to the delivery room
measure: Visual Analogue Scale
timeFrame: Latent, active and transition phase in labor
measure: Verbal Rating Scale
timeFrame: Latent, active and transition phase of labor
measure: Partogram
timeFrame: active phase of labor
measure: Evaluation Scale for Maternal Satisfaction with Normal Delivery
timeFrame: within a period of 1-4 hours postpartum
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Toroslar
country: Turkey
facility: Tuğçe Sönmez
state: Mersin
Study officials:
affiliation: Gaziantep ıslamic science and tecnology university
name: tuğçe sönmez
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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