Table 4.
Primary outcomes in mothers with and without antenatal massage in the active phase of labor
| Primary outcome |
Yes
Frequency (percent) |
No
Frequency (percent) |
P-
value |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree of need for episiotomy | Control | 6 (12.2) | 43 (87.8) | 0.05* |
| Perineal message | 14 (28.0) | 36 (72.0) | ||
| Total | 20 (20.2) | 79 (79.8) | ||
| Spontaneous perineal tear | Control | 43 (87.8) | 6 (12.2) | 0.05* |
| Perineal message | 36 (72.0) | 14 (28.0) | ||
| Total | 79 (79.8) | 20 (20.2) | ||
| Degree of the perineal tears in mothers without the need for episiotomy |
Control | 6 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.5* |
| Perineal message | 11 (78.6) | 3 (15.0) | ||
| Total | 17 (85.0) | 3 (15.0) | ||
| Degree of the perineal tears in mothers with the need for episiotomy |
Control | 4 (9.3) | 39 (90.7) | 0.1* |
| Perineal message | 8 (22.2) | 28 (77.8) | ||
| Total | 12 (15.2) | 67 (84.8) |
*
Fisher’s exact test and Chi-square test