The Effects of Warm Showers Application in Birth on Birth Pain, Birth Satisfaction and Birth Results

Midwife Öznur Hayat Öktem

The use of non-pharmacological methods in labor pain is very important in order to improve the birth process, increase comfort and provide relaxation. The role of midwives, acting as patient advocate is to maintain comfort throughout the birth process. In order to do this, she should know very well the non-pharmacological methods to be applied to the pregnant woman and choose the most appropriate one. Applying a warm shower, which is one of the non-pharmacological methods; the uterus Increases perfusion, makes labor painless felt, increases the release of oxytocin, and decreases the release of stress hormones.

In addition, while reducing the intervention rates, it improves birth and newborn outcomes and affects positively. Purpose of the research; labor pain of warm shower application, labor to evaluate the effect on satisfaction and birth outcomes.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Between the ages of 18 and 35,
• Having a singleton fetus between 37-42 weeks of gestation,
• Planning a a spontaneous vaginal birth,
• Having a cervical dilatation <5 cm.
• Having a fetus weighing between 2500-4000 grams,

Exclusion Criteria:

• Being short (<145cm),
• Being obese (BMI >30),
• Receiving pharmacological or non-pharmacological intervention for labor pain,
• Having chronic diseases during pregnancy (gestational diabetes, hypertension, preeclampsia,
• Undergoing operative vaginal delivery (forceps, vacuum),
• Making an emergency cesarean decision,
• Experiencing abnormal changes in fetal heart rates.