Foot massage tested to ease childbirth stitching pain
NCT ID NCT06484309
Summary
This study tested whether a specific foot massage technique, called reflexology, could reduce the pain women feel while being stitched after a vaginal birth (an episiotomy repair). Researchers worked with 80 first-time mothers, randomly assigning half to receive the reflexology treatment and half to receive a simple foot massage for comparison. They measured pain levels during the procedure to see if the reflexology group reported less discomfort.
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Locations
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Darica Farabi Training and Research Hospital
Kocaeli, 41000, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Kocaeli University
Kocaeli, 41380, Turkey (Türkiye)
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