Birth Ball Versus Meperidine and Haloperidol Injection for Pain Relief During First Stage of Labour

Summary

The study was performed at Gregorio Marañón Hospital birth centre. A Randomised Clinical Trial comparing the two methods of pain relief in the first time of labour was carried out. In this study, 110 women in the first stage of labour were allocated in two study groups by a randomised block design. One of them used the birth ball as a pain relief method,and the other one used pethidine and haloperidol injection.

Timeline

Start

2015-07

Primary completion

2015-12

Completion

2016-12

Publications

• Background Leung RW, Li JF, Leung MK, Fung BK, Fung LC, Tai SM, Sing C, Leung WC. Efficacy of birth ball exercises on labour pain management. Hong Kong Med J. 2013 Oct;19(5):393-9. doi: 10.12809/hkmj133921. Epub 2013 Jul 22.
• Background Schult TM, Awosika ER, Schmunk SK, Hodgson MJ, Heymach BL, Parker CD. Sitting on stability balls: biomechanics evaluation in a workplace setting. J Occup Environ Hyg. 2013;10(2):55-63. doi: 10.1080/15459624.2012.748324.
• Background Delgado-Garcia BE, Orts-Cortes MI, Poveda-Bernabeu A, Caballero-Perez P. [Randomised controlled clinical trial to determine the effects of the use of birth balls during labour]. Enferm Clin. 2012 Jan-Feb;22(1):35-40. doi: 10.1016/j.enfcli.2011.07.001. Epub 2011 Aug 31. Spanish.
• Background Gau ML, Chang CY, Tian SH, Lin KC. Effects of birth ball exercise on pain and self-efficacy during childbirth: a randomised controlled trial in Taiwan. Midwifery. 2011 Dec;27(6):e293-300. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2011.02.004. Epub 2011 Apr 3.
• Background Taavoni S, Abdolahian S, Haghani H, Neysani L. Effect of birth ball usage on pain in the active phase of labor: a randomized controlled trial. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2011 Mar-Apr;56(2):137-40. doi: 10.1111/j.1542-2011.2010.00013.x. Epub 2011 Feb 28.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.