Antepartum Breathing Exercises and Predictors for Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery among Primigravid and Multigravid Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial Karkada R Sushmitha1,*, Bhat Parvati2, Bhat Shashikala K2, George Anice3, Noronha A Judith4, Nayak Baby S5 1Asst Professor, Department of GBO Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing Manipal, Manipal University 2Professor and Head of the Unit GBO, Dr. TMA Pai Hospital, Udupi 3Professor, Department of Paediatric Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing Manipal, Manipal University 4Professor, Department of GBO Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing Manipal, Manipal University 5Professor, Department of Paediatric Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing Manipal, Manipal University *Corresponding author: Sushmitha R Karkada Asst Professor, Department of OBG Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing Manipal, Manipal University, email: sushmitha.karkada@manipa1.edu. Ph: 09964144224,
Online published on 15 December, 2017. Abstract Introduction Childbirth is a life-transforming experience for a woman and her family. Women should be safe during labor and birth. Childbirth preparation is generally believed as an optimistic approach to train and prepare the antenatal women to be familiar of the childbirth process. An extensive variety of nonpharmacological techniques are readily available to women in labor!. Objective To examine the predictive factors for spontaneous onset of labor among women who have practiced antepartum breathing exercises. Materials and methods A Randomized Control1ed Trial was carried out to determine the effectiveness of antepartum breathing exercises on 540 women (primigravid and multigravida women). Results The study findings reveals that women who had spontaneous onset oflabor had 1.93 odds [95% CI (1.302–2.862), P =.001] and ful1 term gestation (39–40 weeks) at the time of delivery had 1.368 odds [95% CI(1.905–2.069), p = 0.013] of delivering through spontaneous vaginal delivery. Conclusion Deep breathing and relaxation techniques were practised during labor and bearing down at the right time aids in the progress of labor. Top Keywords Relaxation, Breathing, Antenatal women, outcome oflabor, spontaneous vaginal delivery. Top |