Perineal Massage Performed During the Labour

Munzur University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Childrearing; Pain, Labor; Perineum; Injury; Delivery Problem; Perineal Tear; Satisfaction, Patient

Treatments: Other: Perinal massage

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05962918

habibe4721

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this study, perineal massage was applied to primiparous women who did not give birth before, as a quasi-experimental control group to determine the effects of massage on birth comfort, perineal trauma and perineal pain.

Full description

In this study, perineal massage was applied to primiparous women who did not give birth before, as a quasi-experimental control group to determine the effects of massage on birth comfort, perineal trauma and perineal pain. Perineal massage was administered to all pregnant women in the experimental group during both the labor and resting phases between contractions. The participants received an average of 5-10 minutes of perineal massage two, four and four to six times at the latent (0-3-cm cervical dilation), active (4-7-cm cervical dilation) and transition (8-10-cm cervical dilation) phases of labor, respectively. These women continued to receive perineal massage at every push throughout the second stage of labor. Before perineal massage, the researcher wore sterile gloves, placed two fingers into the 3-4-cm wide-open vagina and applied Vaseline routinely to lubricate the vagina in the delivery room. . Perineal massage was applied using all three of the "from one edge to the other", "U shape" and "pressure" massage techniques. The researcher gently applied a rhythmic "U" pressure with both fingers, moving them on the vagina downwards about 3 to 9 o'clock. Each pressure movement was maintained laterally for 1-2 minutes towards the rectum.

Enrollment: 182 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Having no complications for vaginal delivery
• Having no dystocia affecting the birth process (e.g., prolonged labor, precipitate labor, shoulder dystocia)
• Having a singleton pregnancy,
• Having a fetal head with an anterior cephalic position,
• Being at the latent phase of labor,
• Having no perineal scar tissue,
• Having no diagnosis of vaginal fungus or infection,
• Having a fetus with a birth weight between 2500 and 4000 g,
• Having no communication problems.

Exclusion criteria

-All pregnant women who developed fetal distress during labor or had to undergo cesarean delivery were excluded from the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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182 participants in 2 patient groups

perineal massage

Experimental group

Description:

intervention group with perineal massage

Treatment:

Other: Perinal massage

control group

No Intervention group

Description:

The group that received routine hospital protocol and was not massaged.