The effects of breathing techniques training on the duration of labor and anxiety levels of pregnant women - PubMed (original) (raw)
Randomized Controlled Trial
doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2017.10.006. Epub 2017 Oct 18.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The effects of breathing techniques training on the duration of labor and anxiety levels of pregnant women
Sevil Cicek et al. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2017 Nov.
Abstract
Objective: To assess the effects of breathing techniques training on anxiety levels of pregnant women and the duration of labor.
Materials and methods: The study utilizes a randomized controlled trial design. The pregnant women were divided into control (n = 35) or experimental group (n = 35) randomly. The experimental group received breathing techniques training in the latent phase and these techniques were applied in the following phases accordingly. The anxiety levels of pregnant women were evaluated three times in total. The duration of labor was considered as the duration of the first stage of labor and the duration of the second stage of labor.
Results: There were significant differences between the two groups regarding the mean State Anxiety Inventory (SAI) and the mean duration of labor.
Conclusions: This study concludes that breathing techniques are an effective method in the reduction of anxiety and influence the duration of delivery during labor.
Keywords: Anxiety; Breathing techniques; Duration of labor.
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