Focusing on Maryam's Flower at Labor

NCT04393870 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: BalıkesirH
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 124
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Objective: To determine the effect that focusing attention on the plant, Maryam's Flower, has on pregnant women's perception of pain, level of comfort and labor satisfaction during the first phase of labor. Method: This randomized controlled experimental study was conducted with an intervention group (n=61) and control group (n=63) involving primipara pregnant women who were at 1 cm cervical dilatation. The pregnant women in the intervention group were asked to focus their attention on Maryam's flower opening its leaf buds and imagine the labor's progress during the course of their labor. The control group only received standard midwifery care. Each group was administered the VAS at specific times (at 4-5 cm, 6-7 cm, and 8-9 cm cervical dilatation) to determine their level of labor pain. The Childbirth Comfort Questionnaire (CCQ) was also administered when the women were at 4-5 cm and 8-9 cm cervical dilatation to determine their level of birth comfort. The duration of labor was monitored using a partograph form. Finally, the Birth Satisfaction Scale was applied to determine the women's satisfaction with the labor in the 2nd hour of the postpartum period.

Conditions

Labor Pain; Satisfaction

Keywords

comfort at labor; labor pain; Maryam's flower; focused attention; birth satisfaction

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• severity of labor pain by VAS

  Visual Analog Scale The scale features a 10-cm long vertical line, with 0 at the bottom end and 10 at the top end

  immediately after the intervention

• duration of active phase and transition phase of labor (4-10cm cervical dilatation)

  duration of active phase and transition phase of labor (4-10cm cervical dilatation)

  during the procedure

• comfort level at labor

  Childbirth Comfort Questionnaire (CCQ) 5-point Likert-type- minimum 9 and maximum 45 points are obtained from the scale. higher scores mean a better comfort

  immediately after the intervention

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• birth satisfaction level.

  2nd hour of the postnatal period.

Study Arms (2)

Maryam's Flower Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Maryam's flower was placed in a bowl of water and left in the room of the pregnant women who were at 1 cm cervical dilatation and in the first phase of the labor. It was explained to the pregnant women that the leaves of the plant would open up in the water, and they were asked to imagine that the birth canal would simultaneously open up. In effect, they were told to focus on the opening of these leaves during the course of the labor

Other: Foccusing on Maryam's Flower

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

All the pregnant women, those in the control group, were provided with standard midwifery care.

Interventions

Foccusing on Maryam's Flower OTHER

Effect of Focusing on Maryam's Flower During the First Phase of the labor

Maryam's Flower Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 40 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: pregnant women
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• expected vaginal delivery
• single healthy fetus
• primipara
• in the first phase of the labor
• cm cervical dilatation

You may not qualify if:

• multipara
• risky pregnancy
• child with complications
• multiple pregnancies
• premature delivery
• after 1 cm cervical dilatation

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Balikesir University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hülya TÜRKMEN

Balıkesir, 10100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Turkmen H, Cetinkaya S, Kilic H, Apay E, Karamuftuoglu D, Yoruk S, Ozkirim E. Effect of Focusing on Maryam's Flower During the First Stage of the Labor on the Labor Pain, Labor Duration, and Levels of Comfort and Satisfaction. Clin Nurs Res. 2021 Jul;30(6):780-789. doi: 10.1177/1054773820984911. Epub 2020 Dec 29.

  PMID: 33371726 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Labor Pain; Personal Satisfaction

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Lecturer (PhD)

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 11, 2020
• First Posted: May 19, 2020
• Study Start: May 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: January 31, 2020
• Study Completion: January 31, 2020
• Last Updated: May 19, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)