The effect of yoga nidra on pain, mobilisation, first walking distance and maternal satisfaction after caesarean section

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of yoga nidra on pain, mobilisation, first walking distance and maternal satisfaction after caesarean section.

Sample size:

• The sample size is 128 women.
• The sample will include 64 mothers in the experimental group and 64 mothers in the control group.

Application time:

• Yoga nidra will be performed once in the sixth postoperative hour after caesarean section.
• Yoga nidra will be carried out once for each mother by the researcher Ayşegül Kılıçlı.
• The application will take 30 minutes.
• Only yoga nidra will not be applied to the control group. Other measurements and follow-ups will be carried out in parallel as in the experimental group.

Data collection tools:

• Introductory Information Form
• Visual Analogue Scale for Pain
• Patient Mobility Scale and Observer Mobility Scale
• Newcastle Satisfaction with Nursing Care Scale
• Note: Mobilisation distance will be measured with a metre.

Measurement time:

• Introductory Information Form will be filled out before application.
• Pain level will be measured immediately before the application.
• immediately after the application pain, mobilisation, first walking distance and maternal satisfaction will be measured.

Inclusion Criteria:

• women who gave birth by caesarean section,
• whose birth was performed with spinal anaesthesia,
• who are 19 years of age or older and 35 years of age or younger,
• who were born at 37 or more weeks of gestation,
• who had a singleton birth,
• who do not have chronic diseases and any complications in this pregnancy and postpartum period,
• who have not performed yoga nidra practice before will be included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• those who do not meet the inclusion criteria of the study,
• who do not voluntarily participate in the study,
• those who want to voluntarily leave the study at any stage after being included in the study,
• mothers who develop any health problems in the birth and postpartum period will be excluded.

mothers giving birth only by caesarean section in hospital