Table 5.

Comparison of mean duration of first stage of labor with the labor assessment of mothers

Variables			Duration (hours) (Mean±SD)		P
			Experimental (n=20)	Control (n=20)
No cervical dilation (cm)			13±0.956	13.3±1.10	0.422
Intact fetal membrane			12.95±0.938	13.33±1.07	0.243
Latent phase	Frequency of contraction in 10 min	3-4	13±0.931	13.5±1.05	0.516
		4-5	12.9±0.973	13.3±1.11	0.34
		P	0.776	0.767
	Duration of uterine contractions (seconds)	<20	12.2±0.247	12.7±0.819	0.252
		20-40	13.04±0.949	13.54±1.08	0.172
		P	0.224	0.13
Active phase	Frequency of contraction in 10 min	4-5	12.93±0.989	13.396±1.136	0.22
		>5	13.15±0	12.76±0.68	-
		P	-	0.256
	Duration of uterine contractions (seconds)	20-40	12.38±0.664	14.06±1.617	0.205
		>40	13.05±0.958	13.20±0.956	0.657
		P	0.454	0.214

P values have been calculated by one-way ANOVA and two independent samples t-test