Table 2.

Labor assessment proforma of primipara mothers

Variables			No. of Mothers n (%)
			Experimental (n=20)	Control (n=20)
Cervical dilation (cm)		No.	19 (95)	18 (90)
		1	1 (5)	1 (5)
		2	0	1 (5)
		>3	0	0
Fetal membrane		Intact	20 (100)	20 (100)
		Rupture	0	0
Latent phase	Frequency of contractions in 10 min	3-4	6 (30)	5 (25)
		4-5	14 (70)	15 (75)
	Duration of uterine contractions (seconds)	<20	2 (10)	5 (25)
		20-40	18 (90)	15 (75)
Active phase	Frequency of contractions in 10 min	3-4	1 (5)	1 (5)
		4-5	18 (90)	16 (80)
		>5	1 (5)	3 (15)
	Duration of uterine contractions (seconds)	20-40	3 (15)	3 (15)
		>40	17 (85)	17 (85)