Key result
Physical fitness exercise using a bicycle ergometer significantly reduced the total duration of labor compared to no exercise (334.50 vs 478.75 minutes, p=0.000).
Why the study?
Physical exercise improves physical fitness, cardiac flow capacity, and oxygenation during labor, prompting interest in evaluating the effectiveness of physical fitness on the duration of the first and second stages of labor in primigravidae.
Does physical fitness exercise using a bicycle ergometer reduce the duration of labor in primigravida women?
Does physical fitness exercise using a bicycle ergometer reduce the duration of labor in primigravida women?
Absolute Event Rate: 334.5% vs 478.75%
p-value: p=0.000
Physical fitness exercise using a bicycle ergometer significantly reduces the duration of the first and second stages of labor in primigravida women.
May support antenatal exercise in primigravida; leaves open need for RCTs to confirm labor outcomes.
Physical fitness of pregnant women who are exercise actively have a better vascularization than those who passively. Physical exercise is a major factor in improving physical fitness, flow capacity of the heart, and obtain a high oxygen during labor (Varney and others 2007, Hamilton 1995, Bobak and others 2005), therefore team authors were interested in researching about physical fitness effectiveness for a long period time in first and second stage of labor in primigravida. Method : this type of research is a Quasi Experiment and Non-Equivalent Control Group, population total are 40 respondents (3rd trimester primigravida) measuring the level of physical fitness (VO max), period of 1st stage, 2nd stage and total period time of labor. Data analysis using T test. Result : from 20 respondents of experimental group and 20 groups non-experiment obtained homogeneous data regarding physical fitness and psychological condition. The average time period of 1st stage in experimental group are 387,75 minutes (Sd. 43,54), the average time period of 2nd stage are 27,75 minutes (Sd. 9,66). Total period of labor average 334,50 minutes (Sd. 44,35), while in non- experimental group the period time of 1st stage average 448,75 minutes (Sd. 41,64), 2nd stage 40,00 minutes (Sd. 8,27) and the average of total period are 478,75 minutes (Sd. 82,64). T test in the experimental group and non-experimental group obtained homogeneous data because p value (0,794) > ? (0,005). Period time of 2nd stage p value (0,602) > ? (0,005). The period time of labor not normal, analysist using Mann Whitney test obtained p value (0,00) < ? (0,005). Concluded that there is the influence of maternal physical fitness with period of 1st and 2nd stage of labor and suggested for all pregnant women improving physical fitness with physical exercise using a bicycle ergometer.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Bangun et al. (2019) studied Primigravida pregnancy (n=40). Physical fitness exercise using a bicycle ergometer vs. No physical fitness exercise (non-experimental group) was evaluated on Total duration of labor (p=0.000). Physical fitness exercise using a bicycle ergometer significantly reduced the total duration of labor compared to no exercise (334.50 vs 478.75 minutes, p=0.000).
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: