RT - Journal Article T1 - Effect of Water Birth on Labor pain During Active Phase of Labor JF - RJMS YR - 2008 JO - RJMS VO - 14 IS - 57 UR - http://rjms.iums.ac.ir/article-1-829-en.html SP - 101 EP - 111 K1 - Key Words: 1) Severity of Pain 2) Active Phase of Labor 3) Water Birth AB -     Background & Aim: Water birth is a non-medical intervention, which has been used throughout the world for many years. It can be considered as a new approach for enjoyable birth in Iran. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of water birth on labor pain during active phase of labor. Patients and Methods: The study was a controlled clinical trial in which 114 full term pregnant women gravida 1 st to 3 rd participated. We performed voluntary sampling for experimental group(n=52) and conventional sampling for control group(n=62). Women of both groups, entered the study after having 4-5cm of dilatation(begining of active phase of labor) and all contributors received special individual care whereas the experimental group was put in a warm water pool of temperature between 36.8˚c to 39˚c at least for one hour at the beginning of trial, and during the second stage of labor. A 10 point ruler was used to measure labor pain in different stages of labor. We used paired sample t-test in order to compare pain change scores within each group. Chi-square test, Mann-Whitney test and independent sample t-test were used to compare the pain mean scores between two groups. P value LA eng UL http://rjms.iums.ac.ir/article-1-829-en.html M3 ER -