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  • Reproductive Health
  • Midwifery Care

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  • Labor and childbirth are often viewed as physiological, with less focus on psychosocial and transcendental factors.
  • Continuous labor support is hypothesized to improve labor progress and outcomes.
  • The role of social and psychological support during labor requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if continuous labor support by a midwife accelerates labor progress.
  • To evaluate the impact of continuous support on the rate of vaginal delivery.
  • To assess maternal stress levels and satisfaction during labor with continuous support.

Main Methods:

  • A randomized controlled trial involving 59 primiparous women with spontaneous labor onset.
  • Participants were allocated to either continuous midwife support (n=30) or standard care (n=29).
  • Primary outcome: duration of active labor; Secondary outcomes: delivery mode, analgesia use, maternal cortisol levels, neonatal morbidity, and satisfaction.

Main Results:

  • Continuous support group experienced significantly shorter active labor (11.0 ± 5.7 h) vs. standard care (13.7 ± 3.9 h; p=0.001).
  • Women receiving continuous support showed a trend towards lower cortisol levels, with low cortisol correlating to shorter labor.
  • Higher spontaneous vaginal delivery rates (73%) were observed in the continuous support group compared to standard care (62%), though not statistically significant (p=0.19).

Conclusions:

  • Continuous labor support by midwives effectively reduces the duration of active labor in primiparous women.
  • This support is associated with reduced maternal stress (lower cortisol levels) and a higher likelihood of vaginal birth.
  • Continuous labor support is recommended for all primiparous women during active labor to improve outcomes and reduce stress.