Effect of dance labor on the management of active phase labor pain & clients' satisfaction: a randomized controlled trial study.
BACKGROUND
There 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.


OBJECTIVE
This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of dance labor in pain reduction and woman's satisfaction during the first stage of labor.


METHODS
60 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.


RESULTS
Mean 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).


CONCLUSIONS
Dance 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.
Somayeh
S
Abdolahian
Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran. hirsa_sa_80@yahoo.com.
Fatemeh
F
Ghavi
Sareh
S
Abdollahifard
Fatemeh
F
Sheikhan
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003615:Dancing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D048949:Labor Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011247:Pregnancy; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult