Amgad H. M. Abomotah
Resident of Physical Therapy, Tanta general Hospital, Gharbia Governorate, Egypt
Publications
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Research
AN EVALUATION OF VIRTUAL REALITY IN LABOR PAIN DURING VAGINAL CHILDBIRTH
Author(s): Fayiz F. Elshamy, Nagwa Ibrahem Hassan Elshafeay, Eman A. Elhosary, Shereef L. Elshwaikh and Amgad H. M. Abomotah*
Objectives: To determine how using virtual reality affected labouring women during a typical delivery. Methods: Eighty primiparous, well-educated pregnant women aged 20 to 25 with body mass index scores ranging from 25 to 32 kg/m2 were included in the current study. Two groups of patients were formed: Throughout the initial stage of labour, Group B received routine intranatal care. During the active phase of the first stage of regular labour, Group A made use of virtual reality. Results: At stage three, the difference between the two groups wasn't significant, as indicated by a p-value of >0.05, while at stage two, group A's labor time was significantly shorter than group B's (p-value<0.05). Group A's total labor duration was significantly less than group B's (P<0.05). During the latent.. Read More»