Although opioid analgesics are used to treat labor pain, there are still concerns about their
side effects.
The researchers in this study; aimed to evaluate the effect of pethidine on active phase
duration of labor, labor pain and maternal-neonatal.
50 mg pethidine will be administered intramuscularly to the cases to be included in the study
group. The patients in the control group will be given placebo injections.
Vital signs of all cases included in the study will be checked at 0, 5, 15, 30, 45 and 60
minutes. Pain will also be assessed by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) before injection and at
the 1st and 2nd hour after injection. Delivery times, maternal side effects, neonatal apgar
scores and fetal findings will be recorded.
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital
Collaborators:
Gaziosmanpasa Research and Education Hospital Gaziosmanpasa Taksim Research and Education Hospital