Effect of Pelvic Rocking and Spherical Birth Ball Interventions on Delivery Outcomes among Primigravidas | ||
| International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research | ||
| Volume 6, Issue 3, September 2025, Pages 71-85 PDF (468.59 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejnsr.2025.409617.1463 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Rania El-Kurdy1; Mona Mohamed Gomaa* 2; Hoda Ali Ahmed Shiba3; Ekbal Ebrahim Abdelmenem* 2 | ||
| 1Woman’s Health and Midwifery Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt. | ||
| 2Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt. | ||
| 3Public Health and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine (Girls), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Empowering primigravidas through pelvic rocking and birth ball utilization offers dual benefits by reducing unnecessary childbirth medicalization while improving delivery outcomes and birth experiences. This study aimed to investigate the effect of pelvic rocking and spherical birth ball interventions on delivery outcomes among primigravidas. Study Design: The study adopted a quasi-experimental posttest nonequivalent control group design. Study Sample: A convenience sample of 150 primigravidas was recruited. Study Setting: The labor and delivery unit of Tanta University Hospital and El-Menshawy Hospital in Tanta City, Gharbia Governorate, Egypt, served as the sites for the study. Study Tools: Four tools were used to collect data: a structured interviewing questionnaire, a Partograph, a numerical rating scale for pain, and the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised. Results: Post-intervention, the study group showed a significantly shorter mean duration of the first and second stages of labor compared to the control group (9.3 ± 0.8 hours vs. 14.9 ± 2.2 hours, p < 0.001 and 36.0 ± 7.2 minutes vs. 91.8 ± 14.3 minutes, p < 0.001). Pain intensity scores were significantly lower in the study group (4.4 ± 1.3) than in the control group (8.2 ± 1.1, p < 0.001). Moreover, birth satisfaction scores were significantly higher in the study group (35.0 ± 4.6) than in the control group (27.2 ± 3.5, p < 0.001). Conclusion: Primigravidas receiving the pelvic rocking and birth ball interventions showed a significantly shorter mean duration of labor, lower mean labor pain intensity scores, and higher mean birth satisfaction scores than those receiving routine care. Recommendation: Integrate pelvic rocking and birth ball interventions into antenatal education programs to increase awareness of their benefits among primigravidas. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Delivery Outcomes; Pelvic Rocking; Primigravidas; & Spherical Birth Ball | ||
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