IRCT2015083123837N1.
Trial name or title | Studying the impacts of the combination of effective methods compared with doula on reducing anxiety and pain of mothers in childbirth in the Jam Tohid Hospital in 2015 |
Methods | RCT |
Participants | Inclusion criteria: Iranian; age between 16 and 44; first pregnancy; at least 32 weeks of gestational age; lack of pregnancy complications; having a single, live fetus; spontaneous contractions; intact sac; no pelvic restraint; no history of hospitalisation due to complications of pregnancy; no history of diseases such as thyroid, and diseases related to the kidney, heart, liver, diabetes, and lack of psychiatric diseases. Exclusion criteria: fetal macrosomia; the studied pregnant women's unwillingness to continue their cooperation with the researcher and participation in the intervention; fetal anomaly detection during the study; onset of labour before or after term; fetal distress; premature rupture of membranes; the use of pain relievers; the occurrence of any complications during labour and delivery and the need for caesarean section. Target sample size: 150 |
Interventions | Insufficient details |
Outcomes | Anxiety |
Starting date | 21/04/2015 |
Contact information | ra_ravangard@yahoo.com; ravangard@sums.ac.ir |
Notes | Study ongoing |