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Cots Paltor MI et al. Beneficios de la pelota de partos (birth ball) en la sala de partos. Metas de Enferm nov 2010; 13(9): 62-65

Authors

1Mª Inmaculada Cots Paltor, 1Marta Jiménez Barragán, 1Elena Castán Enseñat, 1Mª Isabel Martínez Madrigal, 1Assumpta Oliva Santin, 2Col

Position

¹Matrona de la Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí (CSPT), Sabadellm(Barcelona).²Médica, epidemióloga de la Corporació Sanitàr

Contact address

Mª Inmaculada Cots Paltor. Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí. C/ Parc Taulí, s/n. 08208 Sabadell (Barcelona).

Contact email: immacots@hotmail.com

Abstract

Objective: to identify the benefits of using a birth ball during the dilation and pushing phases of labour, in women who were admitted while in labour or for induction of labour.
Material and method: cross-sectional descriptive study conducted at the Parc Tauli Health Care Corporation of Sabadell in 2008. The sample consisted of women admitted while in labour or in order to induce labour in CSPT (Parc Tauli Health Care Corporation) who accepted the use of the birth ball. A self-elaborated questionnaire on the use of the ball was administered, containing the following: demographic data, data related with the use of the ball, peridural analgesia matters, positions adopted during the process and degree of satisfaction.
Results: of the 1.285 births attended over the course of the study the ball was offered to 102 women, three of whom refused to use it because they preferred to stand or lay on the bed. When comparing the ball with the bed, the majority of women (96,7%) found the ball to be very comfortable, their pain improved (79,6%), as did the sensation of movement (97,0%). The experience of feeling accompanied by their partner improved in 73,5%. 94,9% of women reported that the ball helped them manage their pain better during contractions.
Conclusions: the results indicate the clear benefits of using the ball during labour, but further analytical studies are needed to confirm its efficacy.

Keywords:

Birth ball; comfort; company; labour; Pain management

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Beneficios de la pelota de partos (birth ball) en la sala de partos