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Effect of Massage Therapy on Duration of Labour: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Bolbol-Haghighi, Nahid·2016·JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH
DOI 10.7860/jcdr/2016/17447.7688PMC PMC4866196
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INTRODUCTION: Massage is an old technique that is widely used in childbirth and can decrease the childbirth pain by reducing the adrenaline and noradrenaline and increasing the endorphins and oxytocin and reduce the childbirth duration by increasing the uterine contractions. Therefore. AIM: This study is aimed to evaluate the effect of massage therapy on the duration of labour. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study was performed as randomized controlled clinical trial method on 100 pregnant women referred to maternity ward in Fatemieh Hospital, Shahroud. Subjects with inclusion criteria and who were interested to participate in the study were placed in one of the test or control groups based on pre-specified sequence. Questionnaires were completed in several stages. Data analysis was conducted using chi-square test, Fisher's exact test, independent t-test, Mann-Whitney test and multivariate linear regression in SPSS-21software. In data analysis, p < 0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS: The results of multivariate linear regression showed that the duration of the first and second stage labour in the massage receiving group is significantly decreased compared to the test group (p= 0.004 and p= 0.02, respectively). In addition, the Apgar scores at minutes 1 and 5 in test group is significantly increased compared to control group (p <0.0001). CONCLUSION: The findings of this study showed that massage therapy during labour will lead to shortening of the first and second stage labour duration and improve Apgar scores at the first and fifth minutes. By shortening the duration of labour, pregnant women tend to have more normal vaginal delivery.

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Authors
Bolbol-Haghighi, N.
Venue
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH
Publisher
JCDR Research and Publications
Published
2016
Volume
10
Issue
4
Pages
QC12-5
ISSN
  • 0973-709X (ISSN-L)
  • 2249-782X
DOI
10.7860/jcdr/2016/17447.7688
PMC
PMC4866196
OpenAlex
W2401829735
Cited by
57
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1
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7.32
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en
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Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Pregnancy-related medical research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
Keywords
massage, labour duration, labor pain, oxytocin, uterine contraction, Apgar score, first stage of labor, second stage of labor, vaginal delivery, childbirth

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Bolbol-Haghighi, N. (2016). Effect of Massage Therapy on Duration of Labour: A Randomized Controlled Trial. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH. https://doi.org/10.7860/jcdr/2016/17447.7688

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