The Effect Of Sitting Position On The Labor Process

The Effect Of Sitting Position On The Labor Process

This study was conducted to determine the effect of sitting position on the labor process. The randomized controlled experimental study was conducted in the delivery room of Sivas Numune Hospital.

1. Inclusion Criteria:

   • Age range: 19-35
   • 38-42 weeks of pregnancy
   • No health problems that would prevent the use of sitting position
   • -Amniotic membranes not ruptured
   • Having a singleton pregnancy
   • Fetus in vertex position
   • Labor occurs with normal spontaneous vaginal delivery
   • No diagnosed chronic physical disease
   • No diagnosed psychiatric disease
   • No risky pregnancy, risky delivery and newborn/fetus
   • No communication problems
   • Voluntarily participating in the research

2. Exclusion Criteria:

   • Only women who gave birth at Sivas Sample Hospital were included in the study
   • Women who gave birth more than two times were not included in the study