The Effect of Touching the Fetal Head During the Perineal Crowning Phase

Ege University

Status: Completed

Conditions: The Effect of Touching the Fetal Head of the Pregnant on the Duration of the Second Stage of Labor

Treatments: Behavioral: Touching

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06783972

Ethics Committee Number 942

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this study, it is planned to shorten the second stage of labor by touching the fetal head during the second stage of labor. It is thought that touching will also have positive effects on the mother and the newborn. The fact that touching the fetal head is a cost-free and easily applicable action is a different and strong aspect from other studies. This research study that we have planned is quite meaningful in terms of ensuring a comfortable postpartum period within the scope of mother and baby-friendly practices that our Ministry emphasizes.

Enrollment: 68 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Not to have obstetric risk,
• To be primiparous,
• To be 37W and above pregnant,
• To carry a live fetus,
• To be mentally healthy,
• To be able to communicate,
• To be literate,
• To have no systemic disease,
• To not use medication for any reason,
• To have no addiction, no movement restriction

Exclusion criteria

• Leaving the study before it is completed

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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68 participants in 2 patient groups

Group 1

No Intervention group

Description:

Routine labor monitoring

Group 2

Experimental group

Description:

fetal head touching practice

Treatment:

Behavioral: Touching