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Hydrotherapy in Labor: Outcomes for Pain, Birth, and Breastfeeding

NCT07031635 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2025-07-01

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Summary

Warm showers are increasingly gaining attention for their positive impact on labor, yet studies on this topic in Turkey remain limited. No previous research has simultaneously evaluated the effects of warm showers on labor pain, duration, emotional state, and breastfeeding. As a simple, economical, accessible, and side-effect-free method, warm showers represent a practical and safe non-pharmacological option for pain relief and comfort during labor. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of hydrotherapy on labor pain, duration, breastfeeding, and emotional experience during childbirth.

Conditions

  • Pregnancy
  • Latent Phase

Interventions

OTHER

Hydrotherapy (Warm Shower)

Pregnant women who met the inclusion criteria and agreed to participate in the intervention group received a warm shower once cervical dilation reached 5 cm. Based on their preference, participants either stood or sat during the 30-minute shower.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Health Institutes of Turkey

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Selcuk University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hacer Alan Dikmen, Assoc. Prof. · Selcuk Uni̇versi̇ty

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
49 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-07-01
Primary Completion
2025-01-01
Completion
2025-01-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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