THE EFFECT OF AROMATHERAPY WITH SALVIA FFICINALIS ON THE SEVERITY OF LABOR PAIN IN NULLIPAROUS WOMEN

Labor pain has always been a major concern of midwifery practice. Approach
to the use of non-pharmacological methods of pain relief has been improved a lot in recent two
decades. The purpose of this study was to determinate the effects of Salvia Officinalis on the
severity of labor pain in nulliparous women .
Materials & Methods: 104 nulliparous women referred to the hospitals of Shiraz University of
Medical Sciences have been randomly divided into two equal groups. Salvia Officinalis and control
group (52 persons in each group). Each group used vapour mask for 15 minutes.
The severity of labor pain was determined by using Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) 30 mns
before, and 60 minutes after the intervention of aromatherapy. Apgar score as well as the method of
delivery were determined one, and five minutes after delivery.
Result: The mean of the severity of the pain 30 minutes after the intervention was lower than
before the intervention in the Salvia aromatherapy group, which was statistically significant
(p=0/001). The mean of the severity of the pain 60 minutes after the intervention was not
statistically significant. Results of the research showed that aromatherapy didn't have any effect
on Apgar score, and the method of delivery.
Conclusion: The results of this study emphasizes on the beneficial effects of aromatherapy on
decreasing of the labor pain.