1. Mobility as an Effective Non-pharmacological Method for Parturition: A Pilot Study.
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Rathina, N., Srivastava, Sunita, and Rawat, Sarita
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LABOR complications (Obstetrics) , *T-test (Statistics) , *PILOT projects , *LABOR (Obstetrics) , *PARENTING , *PREGNANCY outcomes , *TERTIARY care , *APGAR score , *MOTHERHOOD , *PATIENT satisfaction , *FETAL development , *BODY movement , *DATA analysis software , *COMPARATIVE studies - Abstract
Background: Childbirth is a transformative process. Modern healthcare offers pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for safe and improved childbirth experience. Studies have found that maternal mobility during the first stage of labour has a significant effect on maternal and child outcomes. A pilot study was done to find the effect of mobility during the first stage of labour on maternal satisfaction and foetal outcome. Method: An experimental study was done with 60 primigravida women with uncomplicated antenatal history reporting to the labour room of a tertiary care government hospital in Delhi chosen as study participants. Validated and reliable tools were used to measure labour, maternal and neonatal outcomes within 24 h post-delivery. Results: The results showed that there was an impact on mobility intervention during the first stage of labour on parturition (p =.03) and significant maternal satisfaction (p =.001). However, the neonatal outcome of both groups was not significant. Conclusion: Mobility was an effective non-pharmacological intervention for enhancing parturition and maternal satisfaction. Mobility during the first stage of labour can be recommended for practice guidelines for all midwives in the labour room as a protocol. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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