This is the first RCT to examine the exact effect of massage aromatherapy on labor pain intensity level and a wide range of intrapartum outcomes in Iran. Randomization was successful, and the baseline characteristics were similar between the two groups. No maternal adverse effects associated with lavender aromatherapy application were reported, and there were no related neonatal ill effects. The study achieved its main objective in demonstrating that lavender aromatherapy massage is
effective in reliving labor pain, although, in massage only group therewas areductioninpain intensity. Data analyses