Showering During Labor

NCT05529823 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 26082022
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 81
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The research covers the birth memory evaluation to determine the pregnancy process, the labor process and the changes in the perceived pain level during this process, the parenting behavior immediately after the birth and the process of the birth.

Conditions

Labor Pain; Parenting; Childbirth Problems

Keywords

Labor Pain; Birth Memories; Parenting Behavior; Hydrotherapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Perceived pain level

  When cervical dilation is 4-5 cm and 7-8 cm, perceived labor pain will be defined by the visual pain scale.

  6 hours

• Birth Memories and Recall Questionnaire

  It will be determined how taking a shower during labor will affect the birth memory.

  6 hours

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Postpartum Parenting Behavior Scale

  1 hours

Study Arms (2)

Experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

The women in this group will have a warm shower during the labor process.

Behavioral: warm shower

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Women in the control group will not be interfered with and will be followed in line with the routine follow-up protocol of the clinic.

Interventions

warm shower BEHAVIORAL

A warm shower will be applied for 20 minutes to the pregnant woman whose cervical dilatation reaches 4-5 cm and 7-8 cm.

Experimental group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Being able to communicate verbally
• Between 18 - 45 years old,
• Being Primiparous/Nulliparous,
• Term pregnancy (38-41 weeks of pregnancy),
• Being in the latent and active phase of labor (Cervical dilation 4-5 cm and 7-8 cm)
• Having a single fetus
• Fetus in vertex presentation,
• Low risk pregnancy and no complications (EMR, Placenta Previa, HT, DM etc.),
• No obstetric risk (diabetes, pre-eclampsia, premature birth threat, etc.)
• Not having had any surgery in the spinal region,
• Volunteer to participate in the research

You may not qualify if:

• Not being willing to participate in the study,
• Not being open to communication and cooperation,
• Presence of hearing-sight and mental problems that would prevent the research,
• Be younger than 18 years old, over 45 years old,
• Being multiparous
• Being outside 38-41 weeks of gestation
• Being in the transitional phase of birth,
• Not planning a vaginal birth,
• Decision of cesarean delivery during labor,
• Presence of any medical or obstetric risk factors (fetal distress, prolonged labor, etc.)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sakarya University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Sakarya Training and Research Hospital

Sakarya, Kocaeli, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (6)

• Britton HL, Gronwaldt V, Britton JR. Maternal postpartum behaviors and mother-infant relationship during the first year of life. J Pediatr. 2001 Jun;138(6):905-9. doi: 10.1067/mpd.2001.113358.

  PMID: 11391337 RESULT

• Callister LC. Making meaning: women's birth narratives. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2004 Jul-Aug;33(4):508-18. doi: 10.1177/0884217504266898.

  PMID: 15346676 RESULT

• Shaw-Battista J. Systematic Review of Hydrotherapy Research: Does a Warm Bath in Labor Promote Normal Physiologic Childbirth? J Perinat Neonatal Nurs. 2017 Oct/Dec;31(4):303-316. doi: 10.1097/JPN.0000000000000260.

  PMID: 28520654 RESULT

• Cluett ER, Burns E, Cuthbert A. Immersion in water during labour and birth. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018 May 16;5(5):CD000111. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000111.pub4.

  PMID: 29768662 RESULT

• WHO recommendations: Intrapartum care for a positive childbirth experience. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2018. Available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK513809/

  PMID: 30070803 RESULT

• Kulac V, Baskaya YH. The Effect of Showering During Labour on Perceived Labour Pain, Parenting Behaviour and Birth Memory: A Randomised Controlled Clinical Trial. Int J Nurs Pract. 2025 Oct;31(5):e70055. doi: 10.1111/ijn.70055.

  PMID: 40930159 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Labor Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: Since there is no placebo group, masking only outcomes assessor.
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Head of Midwifery Depatment

Model Details: While warm showers will be used during labor in the experimental group, routine midwifery care will be applied in the control group.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 31, 2022
• First Posted: September 7, 2022
• Study Start: October 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: March 31, 2023
• Study Completion: July 4, 2023
• Last Updated: July 7, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, CSR, ANALYTIC CODE
• Time Frame: The data will be kept by the researchers until the study is reported. After the study is published, it will contribute to the literature.

Locations

TU (1)