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

Pregnancy Related Clinical Trial

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

Status Completed

Clinical Trial 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.

Clinical Trial 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. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Pregnancy Related

• NCT number: NCT05778435
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 11, 2021
• Completion date: December 3, 2021