NCT05778435

The Effect of Wireless Fetal Monitoring System on Comfort, Pain and Satisfaction

The Effect Of The Wireless Fetal Monitoring Used During Birth On The Women's Comfort, Labour Pain And Birth Satisfaction

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 88 (actual)
• Sponsor: Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Wireless EFM shortens labor duration, increases birth satisfaction, and reduces perceived pain during labor. With wireless EFM, comfort in labor increases and higher labor comfort increases birth satisfaction. As perceived pain in labor decreases, birth satisfaction increases. Therefore, wireless EFM practice is recommended during the antepartum and intrapartum periods.

Detailed description

Problem Wired Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM) limits the woman's freedom of movement during labor, causes inability to cope with labor pain, lack of comfort, and a decrease in labor satisfaction. Background While EFM is performed as wired and wireless in the antepartum and intrapartum periods, wired application is common in the world and in our country. Aim This randomized controlled study was conducted to evaluate the effect of the wireless fetal monitoring, which is used during birth, on the woman's comfort, labor pain and birth satisfaction. Methods The study population consisted of 88 women, divided into two groups the experimental group (n=44) and the control group (n=44). The data were collected with the Personal Information Form, Childbirth Comfort Questionnaire (CCQ), Visual Pain Scale (VAS), and Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R). During the intrapartum period, the wireless fetal monitoring system was used in the experimental group and the wired fetal monitoring system was used in the control group.

Conditions

• Pregnancy Related

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	wireless fetal monitoring system	The wireless fetal monitoring system shortens the period of labor by enabling the woman to be more mobile during the intrapartum period.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-09-11
• Primary completion: 2021-12-03
• Completion: 2021-12-03
• First posted: 2023-03-21
• Last updated: 2023-03-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)