Comparing Effects of Massage and Aromatherapy with Lavender and Almond Oil on Labor Time and Pain and Serum Level of Beta-Endorphin in Primiparous Women

Inroduction & Objective: Aromatherapy and massage is one of ways using aromatic oils and body massage cause relaxation and reduce pain. This study aimed to compare massage effect with almond and lavender oil on endorphins, pain and delivery-time in primiparous women was conducted. Material and Method: This experimental study, 60 primiparous women hospitalized in MarvdashtMotahari hospital in 3 groups of 20 massaging with almond and lavender oil and control group was performed. The groups treated by Dilatation 10-3 cm massage with almond & lavender oil and break for 20 minutes was done respectively and control group received no treatment. To measure pain, pain visual scale and use of ELISA to measure serum beta-endorphin levelsby using ANOVA and Tukey's results were evaluated. Results showed that pain intensity in massage groups with almond & lavender oil in different Dilatations at P <0.05 and P≤0.001 than control and lavender group at P <0.05 than oil group has significant reduction. In delivery-time, significant reduction, and in endorphins level, significant increase, in almond and lavender oil massage group than control P <0.05 and P≤0.001, and in massage with lavender oil than almond oil delivery-time, significant reduction and in the endorphins levels, significant increase P <0.05 and P≤0.001 was observed, respectively. Conclussion: Massage with almond and lavender oil by stimulating endorphins caused reducing pain and delivery-time, lavender oil impact will be more than almond oil.