An Assessment of the Effects of Hydrotherapy During the Active Phase of Labor on the Labor Process and Parenting Behavior
Clinical Nursing Research, cilt.28, sa.3, ss.298-320, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2019
- Doi Numarası: 10.1177/1054773817746893
- Dergi Adı: Clinical Nursing Research
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.298-320
- Anahtar Kelimeler: hydrotherapy, pain relief, postpartum maternal behavior, labor agentry
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
This study was conducted to assess the effect on labor process and parenting behavior of hydrotherapy applied during the active phase of labor. This quasi-experimental study was conducted by using an equivalent comparison group (n = 40). The participants in the experimental group whose cervical dilation was 5 cm were taken to the hydrotherapy tub. This application continued until cervical dilation reached 10 cm. The Participants Questionnaire, The Birth Follow-up Questionnaire, The Postpartum]collection tools. The duration of the active phase and second stage of labor was extremely short in the experimental group in comparison with the equivalent comparison group (p =.001). The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) scores of the experimental group were lower than those of the equivalent comparison group when cervical dilation was 6 cm and 10 cm (p =.001). The experimental group also displayed more positive parenting behavior and positive labor feeling (p =.001).