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Lee, Chang, Jo, and Kim: Effects of a Full Body Massage on Uterine Contraction, Length of Labor, Type of Delivery, and Drug Intervention for Primipara during Labor
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Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing

Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing 2002; 8(4): 538-549.

Published online: 4 June 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2002.8.4.538

Effects of a Full Body Massage on Uterine Contraction, Length of Labor, Type of Delivery, and Drug Intervention for Primipara during Labor

Kun Ja Lee*, Chun Ja Chang*, Hyun Sook Jo*, Mi Ran Kim**

*Department of Nursing, Gachongil College, Korea.

**Uri OB & GYN Hospital, Korea.

Received 4 October 2002       Accepted 25 November 2002

Copyright © 2002 Korean Academy of Women's Health Nursing

Abstract

This study was designed to test the effects of a full body massage on uterine contraction, length of labor, type of delivery, and drug intervention for primipara during labor. Data were collected using a quasi-experiment method (nonequivalent control group, pre-post test design) from November 1, 2001 to July 31, 2002. The subjects of this experiment consisted of 28 women in the experimental group and 29 in the control group, out of 57 primipara hospitalized at the U OB & GYN hospital in Inchon. The experimental group was given a 20 minute full body massage for each of the three delivery phases (latent, active, and transition). The control group was given conventional delivery care.
Three (3) parameters were analyzed in this experiment. (1) The interval, duration, and strength of uterine contraction, using an electric tocodynamometer (2) The elapsed time for stage 1 and stage 2 labor. (3) The types of deliveries and drug interventions, using postpartum medical records.
The data collected were analyzed using the repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA), t-test, and χ2 test of the SPSS program.
The results of the experiment are as follows:

  1. Uterine contraction interval was significantly reduced (F=3.210, p=.050). Duration of uterine contraction showed significant increase only during the transition phase (t=-2.319, p=.023). Strength of uterine contraction showed no significant difference.

  2. Total length of labor was significantly shortened (t=-5.245, p=.000). The length of 1st stage labor was significantly shortened (t=-5.164, p=.000), with latent phase showing (t=-4.709, p=.000), active phase (t=-2.973, p=.005), and transition phase (t=-2.031, p=.047).

    The length of 2nd stage labor showed no significant difference.

  3. The number of natural deliveries were significantly increased (χ2=13.127, p=.004).

  4. The number of drug interventions were significantly fewer (χ2= 4.493, p=.034).

In conclusion, this study shows that a full body massage has a significantly positive effect on uterine contraction interval, length of labor, type of delivery, and drug intervention. Therefore, this study suggests that a full body massage be used clinically to help primipara during labor.

Keywords: Full body massage, Uterine contraction, Length of labor, Type of delivery, Drug intervention

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