Roonak Shahoei1, Shole Shahghebi2, Masomeh Rezaei3, Shayan Naqshbandi4. 1. Nursing & Midwifery Faculty, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran. Electronic address: rshaho@yahoo.com. 2. Medicine Faculty, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran. Electronic address: shahgheibi@yahoo.com. 3. Medicine Faculty, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran. Electronic address: Mrezaie2001@yahoo.com. 4. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: Shayannaqshbandi@yahoo.com.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to investigate the effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on labor pain among nulliparous women referred to a hospital in an urban area of Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Samples were consisted of 90 nulliparous women. They were randomly assigned into three groups with equal number in each groups: experiment group, placebo group and control. Pain was measured using the visual pain severity scale. FINDINGS: The mean of the severity of labor pain indicated a statistically significant difference after the intervention. The severity of pain indicated a statistically significant difference in the second stage of labor, and 4 h after the labor in the groups. The duration of the first stage of labor was significantly different between the groups. CONCLUSION: The application of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation affected pain relief in the first and second stages of labor and 4 h after labor.
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INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to investigate the effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on labor pain among nulliparous women referred to a hospital in an urban area of Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Samples were consisted of 90 nulliparous women. They were randomly assigned into three groups with equal number in each groups: experiment group, placebo group and control. Pain was measured using the visual pain severity scale. FINDINGS: The mean of the severity of labor pain indicated a statistically significant difference after the intervention. The severity of pain indicated a statistically significant difference in the second stage of labor, and 4 h after the labor in the groups. The duration of the first stage of labor was significantly different between the groups. CONCLUSION: The application of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation affected pain relief in the first and second stages of labor and 4 h after labor.
Authors: Mark I Johnson; Carole A Paley; Priscilla G Wittkopf; Matthew R Mulvey; Gareth Jones Journal: Medicina (Kaunas) Date: 2022-06-14 Impact factor: 2.948