The Effect of Ylang Ylang Oil and Lemon Oil

The Effect of Ylang Ylang Oil and Lemon Oil Inhalation on Active Phase Labor Pain and Anxiety in Primiparous Pregnant Women

This study was conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study.To evaluate the effects of aromatherapy, one of the non-pharmacological pain methods, on labor pain and anxiety in the active phase in primiparous pregnant women.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

Is ylang ylang oil applied as an inhaler effective in reducing labor pain and anxiety? Is lemon oil applied as an inhaler effective in reducing labor pain and anxiety? Participants randomized according to the closed envelope method into the lemon oil group (n=15), ylang ylang oil group (n=15) and control group (n=15). In the active phase (cervical dilatation ≥5), a drop of essential oil was instilled onto square cotton balls to the intervention groups and renewed as one drop every hour until labor occurred. In the control group, 1 drop of saline was dripped onto square cotton balls. Visual pain scale (VAS) and state anxiety ınventory were applied to the intervention groups and control groups before the application. After the application, VAS and state anxiety ınventory were evaluated at 5-7 cm dilatation, and only with VAS at 8-10 cm dilatation. The trait anxiety ınventory was administered to the volunteers after birth.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Term pregnancy (37-41 weeks)
• Pregnant women between the ages of 18-35
• had singleton pregnancy with cephalic presentation of the fetus
• Not allergic to ylang ylang oil, flower/lemon or oil or anything
• Absence of any pregnancy complications
• No previous miscarriage, no abortion
• Not having any diagnosed systemic disease
• ≥ 5 cm (cm) (active phase) cervical dilatation
• Pregnant women who do not take any analgesia, anesthesia or anxiolytic drugs
• Spontaneous onset of labor
• Pregnant women who can speak and write Turkish well
• Pregnant woman's consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Emergency cesarean section indication
• Use of analgesic, anesthetic and anxiolytic drugs by the pregnant woman
• The pregnant woman's desire to withdraw from the study