CompletedNot Applicable

The Effects of the Use of Virgin Mary Herb in Childbirth

Turkey (Türkiye)100 participantsStarted 2024-05-31

Plain-language summary

This is a study to see if the use of virgin mary herb during birth has an effect on fear, pain and duration during birth. Virgin mary herb is a dry plant and it is believed that when added to water during birth, it makes birth easier.

Who can participate

Age range18 Days – 45 Days

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Being over 18 years old, * Being able to understand and speak Turkish, * Being primiparous, * Not having a chronic disease, * Having completed the 37th week of pregnancy, * Not having passed the 42nd week of pregnancy, * Being in a cephalic presentation, * Having reached 4cm cervical dilatation, Exclusion Criteria: * Multiparous pregnancy, * Application of labor induction, * Being a high-risk pregnancy, * Having received childbirth preparation training, * Being an immigrant, * Use of non-pharmacological methods other than Virgin Mary

What they're measuring

Fear Scale

Timeframe: After the pregnant woman started labor(when cervical dilatation was 4cm and above), the application was started. Labor lasted on average 24 hours.During this time the pregnant woman was assessed 3 times

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06824558

SponsorUskudar University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-12-31

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