Relevance to clinical practice
Considering the correlation between fatigue and prolonged labour, timely diagnosis of fatigue during labour seems necessary to prevent maternal and neonatal complications. Furthermore, it offers strategies to prevent tiredness and reduce related fatigue complications.
Acknowledgements
We thank the women who agree to participate in our study. The authors would like to thank Mashhad University of Medical Sciences for its financial support and the midwives of Omalbanin Hospital (Mashhad, Iran) particularly Mrs Behjat Baghbani and Mrs Aghdas Afsharpoor for their cooperation.
Contributions
Study design: SE; data collection and analysis: SE, NG, MK, MTS and manuscript preparation: SE, NG.
Conflict of interest
None