Abstract
Introduction: The aim of this study was to assess the
effect of two-stage warm compress technique on the pain duration of the first
and second labor stages and neonatal outcomes.
Methods: The clinical trial was done
on 150 women (75 subjects in each groups) in Shiraz-affiliated hospitals in
2012 A
two-staged warm compress was done for 15-20 minutes in the first and second
labor phase (cervical dilatation of 7 and 10 cm with zero status) while the
control group received hospital routine care. The duration of labor and Apgar
score were evaluated.
Results: According to t-test,
the average of labor duration was lower in the intervention group compared to
the control group at the second stage. However, there was no significant
difference for labor duration at the first stage and the first and fifth minute
Apgar score.
Conclusion: According to the result, this intervention seems
a good method for decreasing labor duration at the second stage of parturition.