The Effect of Pregnant Massage on Pregnants and Fetus: A Randomized Controlled Study
Project no. 908 · Status: Kapanmış · 2016
Summary
Aim: The study has been held to determine the effect of pregnant massage on pregnant and fetus. Method: As a randomized controlled experimental trial, the study has been carried out with 20-35 years–old primipara pregnant women that came to obstetrics polyclinic of a university to evaluate the results of first-trimester screen test, have no infertility story and are not at high risk (inclusion criterias). The participants were randomly allocated to the parallel comparison groups by a central office. The sample selection process in the study has been applied according to CONSORT criteria, and through permutation method, blocked randomization has been done to the records assigned from the center that the study was applied. In the process of gathering data, blinding method hasn’t been applied, and it has only been applied to data analysis. 46 pregnant women within 430 ones whose suitability for the study was evaluated have been randomized, the data of 13 pregnant women for pregnant massage group and the data of 17 ones for control group have been analyzed. It has been ascertained that the strength of the study is between 90% and 99% and its effect size is between 0.52 and 1.89, and the sample numbers in the groups are sufficient. Electronic fetal monitoring (EFM), BPP, vital signs, fetal heart rate (FHR) evaluation have been carried out for the pregnant women whose routine gestational monitoring went on during their gestational week between the 30th and 34th in the control group, and Pregnant Description Form, VAS, Prenatal Attachment Inventory-PAI, Revised Prenatal Distress Questionnaire-PDQ have been applied. In the pregnant massage group, between the 30th and 34th weeks, each week for five weeks, a pregnant massage including a 60 minutes deep tissue and Sweden massage methods had been applied once a week. The analysis of the study data has been carried out through SPSS 16 program. Results: At the end of the study, it has been ascertained that there is a significant difference between both groups in terms of measuring device scores (p<0.05) and there is no a significant difference in the first and the last follow-up measuring device scores of the control group (p>0.05). It has been determined that the general well-being and prenatal attachment level of the pregnant significantly increased, the prenatal distress level of the pregnant significantly reduced (p<0.05) and BBP level of the fetus was significantly above average in the process of the study when the first and the last follow-up measuring device scores in the pregnant massage group were evaluated (p>0.05). Moreover, it has been found that the general well-being of the pregnant before pregnant massage and after it showed an increase positively (p<0.05) and the satisfaction of the pregnant women with the pregnant massage is 99%. Conclusion: The primary outcomes of the study is that pregnant massage is not harmful for a fetus and pregnant, it increases the general well-being of women significantly, increase prenatal attachment and decrease prenatal distress prominently. Keywords: Pregnancy; Massage Therapy; Fetus; Prenatal; Distress; Midwife; Nurses. Note: The study has been supported within the scope of Scientific Researches of Ege University Rectorship with the project number of 16-ASYO-017.