The Effect of Lamaze Practices on the Outcome of Pregnancy and Labor in Primpara Women

The present study discussed the effect of Lamaze practices on the outcome of pregnancy and labor inprimpara women referring to selected hospital of Tehran university of medical sciences in 2005. This study was a controlled semi-experimental clinical trial. Samples included 70 selected women referringto selected hospitals in Tehran. The subjects were divided into control and study group. Study group received Lamazetechnique included a training program for the study group containing 6 sessions. In each session, various subjects basedon educational program were taught. Subjects were followed from 24-26 weeks of pregnancy to 24 hours after delivery.A checklist and a questionnaire were used for collecting the data. Data was analyzed by SPSS software. The findings showed the subjects were the same regarding demographic characteristics and level of knowledgeconcerning various methods of labor and Lamaze technique. There was no significant difference between twogroups regarding the type of delivery, longitude of the first stage of delivery and the first and fifth minute APGAR scoreas well as mean gestational age. But, a significant difference in frequency of normal vaginal delivery and forceps orvacuum usage between two groups was mentioned (p