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| Concept | Measurement and response alternatives |
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| Mother | |
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| Pain during contraction | VAS, every 30 minutes for 5 hours, and then every hour until birth |
| Relaxation during contraction | VAS, every 30 minutes for 5 hours, and then every hour until birth |
| Pain localisation | Back/Abdomen/Groin.
every 30 minutes for 5 hours, and then every hour until birth |
| Cervix dilatation and length | Cm
3 times during 5 hours |
| Contractions (duration/interval) | Seconds/Minutes
5 times during 5 hours |
| Details of intervention | Point selection from Table 2, duration of treatment, stimulation technique and stimulation frequency |
| Additional pain relief | Sterile water injections/TENS/Entonox/Opioid epidural and intrathecal analgesia/Pudendal nerve block/Paracervical block/Other |
| Midwives’s evaluation of the treatment effect for pain relief and relaxation (MA and EA) | Very effective/Fairly effective/Not so effective/Not effective at all |
| Negative side effects (EA, MA) | Yes, if so, a description of the side effects/No |
| Augmentation of labour | Yes, if so, indication primary and secondary dystocia, other/No |
| Rupture of membranes/Amniotomy | Date/Time |
| Partus | Date/Time |
| Mode of delivery | Vaginal delivery/Vacuum extraction/Forceps/Emergency caesarean section |
| Perineal injury | Degree I–IV |
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| Infant | |
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| Apgar score | 1, 5 and 10 min |
| Birth weight | Grams |
| Arterial and venous blood gases | pH/Base Excess (umbilical cord samples) |
| Neonatal transfer | Yes/No |
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