{
    "abstract": "Natural delivery is distressing, and the mother's anxiety in this condition can have negative impacts on the fetus, mother, and the delivery process. Hence, many women tend to use pharmacological or nonpharmacological methods for reduction of labor stress and anxiety. The aim was to assess the effect of supportive care and acupressure during labor on the mother's anxiety level and arterial oxygen pressure of the umbilical cord of infants.\nThis performed on 150 pregnant women were randomly assigned to two interventions and a control group in the delivery ward of the selected educational center of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (Shoushtari Hospital) in Iran. Mothers' anxiety scores before (beginning of the active stage of labor) and after intervention (the end of the first stage of labor) were measured using Spielberger's questionnaire. Then, infants' cord blood samples for arterial blood gas and hematologic analyses were sent to the hospital's laboratory. After all, the data with SPSS version 16 and using Pearson's correlation coefficient, one-way ANOVA, were analyzed.\nThe mean of anxiety score in the control group was 21.1% and in the supportive group and the acupressure group, respectively, decreased by 37.5% and 34.8%, respectively (\nThe supportive care and acupressure at BL32 acupoint reduced mothers' anxiety and consequently improved fetal oxygenation. Therefore, these methods are recommended to be used during labor for improving birth outcomes.",
    "authors": [
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.",
            "firstname": "Zahra",
            "initials": "Z",
            "lastname": "Masoudi"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.",
            "firstname": "Maryam",
            "initials": "M",
            "lastname": "Kasraeian"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Midwifery, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran.",
            "firstname": "Marzieh",
            "initials": "M",
            "lastname": "Akbarzadeh"
        }
    ],
    "conclusions": "The supportive care and acupressure at BL32 acupoint reduced mothers' anxiety and consequently improved fetal oxygenation. Therefore, these methods are recommended to be used during labor for improving birth outcomes.",
    "copyrights": "Copyright: \u00a9 2022 Journal of Education and Health Promotion.",
    "doi": "10.4103/jehp.jehp_685_20",
    "journal": "Journal of education and health promotion",
    "keywords": [
        "Acupressure",
        "anxiety",
        "asphyxia",
        "blood gas analysis",
        "doula",
        "labor"
    ],
    "methods": null,
    "publication_date": "2022-05-17",
    "pubmed_id": "35573609\n21459499\n15592286\n15507922\n20005180\n19126504\n9215487\n17077266\n21185661\n31238205\n28987245\n25699279\n26962482\n26493430\n18639959\n19757334\n25878703\n25349852\n14526344\n25848127\n12465869\n16418554\n21735413\n26500792\n15752534\n15812275\n17030438\n18396254\n17467587\n29628954\n26568767\n11506105\n26002571\n20453024",
    "results": "The mean of anxiety score in the control group was 21.1% and in the supportive group and the acupressure group, respectively, decreased by 37.5% and 34.8%, respectively (",
    "title": "Assessment of educational intervention and Acupressure during labor on the mother's anxiety level and arterial oxygen pressure of the umbilical cord of infants (PO2). A randomized controlled clinical Trial.",
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}