This study was conducted to determine the effects of controlled massage applied during labor on pain during labor, labor duration and maternal satisfaction. This was a randomized-controlled experimental study.The study was carried out with the participation of 154 randomly selected pregnant women at an Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital located in a province in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey between February and November 2019.The study included three groups (A: control group, B: midwife-controlled massage group, C: self-controlled massage group). The data were collected using a Personal Information Form, the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), the Verbal Category Scale (VCS), a Partograph, an Individual-Controlled Massage Follow-Up Form and the Scale for Maternal Satisfaction in Vaginal Delivery (SMSVD).It was determined that the controlled massage intervention that was applied in this study reduced labor pain, but it did not affect the duration of labor or the satisfaction levels of the women.~IMPACT STATEMENT What is already known on this subject? Labor pain and outcomes occurring during labor are known and expected situation. Some nonpharmacological methods are applied to ensure that birth is easy and maternal satisfaction is high.~What the results of this study add? There is no studies using thecontrolled massage. In our study, it was found that controlled massage is effective on labor birth.~What the implications are of these findings for clinical practice and/or further research? Our study suggested that midwives and pregnant women could practice controlled massage to reduce labor pain.
This study was carried out to determine the effect of controlled massage applied at birth on labor pain and duration and maternal satisfaction. The study was conducted as a randomized, controlled research. The research was conducted with 154 randomized pregnant women admitted to Erzurum Nenehatun Obstetrics and Maternity hospital between February-November 2019. The study consisted of 3 different groups: Group A included the pregnant women who received routine hospital care (control group n=53), Group B included the pregnant women who received midwife-controlled massage (n=50), and the Group C consisted of the pregnant women who received self-controlled massage (n=51). It was determined that the controlled massage intervention that was applied in this study reduced labor pain, but it did not affect the duration of labor or the satisfaction levels of the women.