Abstract
Aim. Reduction of labor pain is one of the most
important aspects of obstetric care. Heat therapy,
typically applied to the woman’s back, lower
abdomen, groin, and/or perineum during last stage
of labor, is an easy pain relief method that does not
require highly skilled care. The effectiveness of heat
therapy applied to the perineum during the first
stage of labor has not been evaluated. This study
aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of heat therapy
for pain and woman’s satisfaction during physiological
labor.
Subjects and Methods. Sixty primiparous women
aged 18–35 years old were randomly assigned to