Mavis N Schorn1. 1. Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Nashville, TN 37240, USA. mavis.schorn@vanderbilt.edu
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this pilot study was to test the effects of guided imagery on blood loss during the third stage of labor. DESIGN AND SETTING: This was a three-group randomized controlled trial. Recruitment was conducted from a university nurse-midwifery practice. SUBJECTS:Sixty (60) women between pregnancy weeks 36 and 38 participated. INTERVENTIONS: The women were randomized into experimental, placebo, and control groups. OUTCOME MEASURES: Intrauterine pressure catheters were used to measure uterine contraction frequency and intensity. Blood loss was measured. Analysis of variance was used to compare the three groups on continuous variables. RESULTS: Complete data were collected on 41 subjects. No significant differences were found among the groups on demographic or potentially confounding variables. CONCLUSIONS:Blood loss was nominally lower in the experimental group, but conclusions cannot be drawn due to the sample size.
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this pilot study was to test the effects of guided imagery on blood loss during the third stage of labor. DESIGN AND SETTING: This was a three-group randomized controlled trial. Recruitment was conducted from a university nurse-midwifery practice. SUBJECTS: Sixty (60) women between pregnancy weeks 36 and 38 participated. INTERVENTIONS: The women were randomized into experimental, placebo, and control groups. OUTCOME MEASURES: Intrauterine pressure catheters were used to measure uterine contraction frequency and intensity. Blood loss was measured. Analysis of variance was used to compare the three groups on continuous variables. RESULTS: Complete data were collected on 41 subjects. No significant differences were found among the groups on demographic or potentially confounding variables. CONCLUSIONS: Blood loss was nominally lower in the experimental group, but conclusions cannot be drawn due to the sample size.
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