The Effect of Clove Oil on Labor Pain

The Effect of Massage Applied With Clove Oil on Perceived Labor Pain

The study has two groups. one of them is experimental group that is given massage with clove oil. The other one is control group that is given standard midwifery care. Each group consists of 30 women. We will evaluate their labor pain scores by using Visual Analogue Scale before and after massage application.

Labor is a painful process. That's why there are lots of nonpharmacological methods to reduce labor pain. Especially most clinical guide suggests giving massage to pregnant who has labor pain. In the literature, there are a lot of study examining effectiveness of massage techniques. However there is no study about massage application with clove oil on labor pain. The investigators would like to give a massage with clove oil to pregnants to reduce their labor pain. Hereby the investigators will evaluate effectiveness of clove oil.

Inclusion Criteria:

• All of volunteer and pregnant women is 18-35 years old.

Exclusion Criteria:

• The pregnant women has any obstetrical complications.