Table 2 The interventions that were introduced as part of the intervention
Intervention | interventionist | New/existing | How |
|---|---|---|---|
breathing exercise | Mother | Existing | Breathing exercise was strengthened during labor and birth hours as part of pain-management technique |
massaging the mother’s back to ease pain, cope with contractions, and reduce anxiety | Researcher/ midwife | New | Information was given to mothers about the effect of messaging the mothers back to ease the pain. |
sitting on the birthing ball | Mother | New | to help the mother stay active, ease her labor pain, reduce the pain of her contractions, and to help the mother get into a more upright position to bring the baby’s head further down into the pelvis. |
Mothers were also allowed to walk around in the room | Mother with assistant | New | to keep her upright to allow her body to work with gravity to move the baby down and out. Walking was also used as pain relief/coping, and to better position the baby for labor progression as well as birth. |
mothers were all allowed to drink sips of water. | Mother | New | To keep the mother hydrated |