TY - JOUR AU - Kritcharoen, Sureeporn AU - Pongpaiboon, Pranee AU - Phon-In, Kanjanee AU - Chatchawet, Warangkana AU - Keawpimon, Preeya AU - Maksuwan, Supap PY - 2019/12/31 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Effectiveness of Continuous Labor Support from Village Health Volunteers on Pain and Duration of Labor Among Primiparous Women JF - Journal of Research in Nursing-Midwifery and Health Sciences JA - JRN-MHS VL - 39 IS - 4 SE - Research Articles DO - UR - https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/nur-psu/article/view/233269 SP - 16-25 AB - <p><span class="fontstyle0">This quasai-experimental research aimed to compare the level of pain and the duration of labor in phase 1 among parturients in experimental and control groups. The subjects were 60 primiparous women. They were divided into two groups: 30 in an experimental group and 30 in a control group. The experimental group received care from continuous labor support from village health volunteers. The visual analog scales and recording information about the duration of labor in phase 1 were used to collect the data. The data were analyzed by the descriptive statistics and independent t-test.</span></p><p><span class="fontstyle0">The results showed that the average score of the level of labor pain in phase 1, when the cervix opened 3-7 centimeters of the experimental group (M=7.27, SD=2.01) was less than those of the control&nbsp;group (M=8.59, SD=1.70) statistical signifcantly (t=2.744, p&lt; .01). The level of labor pain in phase 1, when the cervix opened 8-10 centimeters of both groups was not different. (t=2.000, p&gt; .05). The average&nbsp;score of the duration of labor in phase 1, cervix opened 3-10 centimeters of the experimental group was not different from the control group (t=1.136, p&gt; .05).</span></p><p><span class="fontstyle0">This study suggested that continuous labor support is an efcient type of labor care for pain relief when the cervix opened 3-7 centimeters.</span></p> ER -