Trial reportGlobal journal of health science2014
Effect of dance labor on the management of active phase labor pain & clients' satisfaction: a randomized controlled trial study.
Trial report in Global journal of health science, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Effect of Labor Dance and Music on Labor Pain and Fear of Childbirth
Effectiveness of Using Upright Versus Lithotomy Birthing Position on Maternal and Newborn Outcomes: A Quasi Experimental Study
Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 90 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effects of dance on maternal childbirth: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of labor dance on induction duration, first-stage labor, and maternal anxiety in pregnant women with term premature rupture of membranes: A randomized controlled trial.European journal of midwifery · 2026Article
- Evaluation of a short in-person and online antenatal educational intervention for high-risk pregnant women linked to antenatal consultation.European journal of midwifery · 2024Article
- Effect of acupressure on childbirth outcomes in nulliparous women: A randomized clinical trial.Journal of education and health promotion · 2024Article
- Non-Pharmacological Pain Management in Labor: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Delivery in a vertical birth chair supported by freedom of movement during labor: A randomized control trial.Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) · 2023Article
- Dancing During Labor: Are Women Down to Boogie?Journal of patient-centered research and reviews · 2020Article
- Dancing During Labor: Social Media Trend or Future Practice?Journal of patient-centered research and reviews · 2020Article
- Relation between Length of Exposure to Epidural Analgesia during Labour and Birth Mode.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThere are a wide variety of non- pharmacologic pain relief techniques for labor which include pelvic movement, upright position, back massage and partner support during the first stage of labor. The effectiveness of dance labor- which is a combination of these techniques- has not been evaluated.
aimThis study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of dance labor in pain reduction and woman's satisfaction during the first stage of labor.
methods60 primiparous women aged 18-35 years old were randomly assigned to dance labor and control groups. In the dance labor group, women were instructed to do standing upright with pelvic tilt and rock their hips back and forth or around in a circle while their partner massaged their back and sacrum for a minimum of 30 minutes. In the control group, the participants received usual care during physiologic labor. Pain and satisfaction scores were measured by Visual Analogue Scale. Data were analyzed by using the t. test and Chi-square.
findingsMean pain score in the dance labor group was significantly lower than the control group (P < 0.05). The mean satisfaction score in the dance labor group was significantly higher than in the control group (P < 0.05).
conclusionDance labor which is a complementary treatment with low risk can reduce the intensity of pain and increase mothers, satisfaction with care during the active phase of labor.
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