Experiences of South African multiparous labouring women using the birthing ball to encourage vaginal births

James, Sindiwe; Hudek, Melissa

doi:10.1016/j.hsag.2016.08.004

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“…The findings of the current study confirm the benefits of exercise with the birth ball during pregnancy, which corroborates with the findings of many previous studies. The pelvic rocking exercise and birthing ball were revealed to be useful in shortening the labor process and empowering mothers during the labor in addition to be effective in managing the lower back pain during pregnancy (23,24). Likewise, the physical exercises performed during pregnancy between the second and third trimesters are reported to be beneficial in reducing the labor duration of the first stage and the possibility of cesarean operation (25).…”

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Effect of Pelvic Rocking Exercise Using the Birth Ball on Fetal Lie, Attitude, and Presentation

Supriatiningsih¹,

Herlina²,

Wulandari

et al. 2019

International Journal of Women’s Health and Reproduction Scienc

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Objectives: For decades, scholars have debated the benefits of exercise during pregnancy. Birthing ball exercise is the latest among the antenatal exercises which pregnant women commonly perform in Indonesia. Therefore, the current study aimed to investigate whether pelvic rocking exercise using the birth ball is effective in correcting the fetal lie, presentation, and attitude in the late third trimester of pregnancy. Materials and Methods: To this end, pregnant women (n=114) enjoying the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into intervention (who were assigned to perform pelvic rocking using the birth ball) and control (without exercise) groups. Fetal lie, attitude, and presentation before and after the trials were determined in both groups by performing the abdominal palpation of Leopold’s maneuver. Results: Based on the results, the intervention group showed a higher proportion of fetus with flexed attitude (P<0.001) as compared to the control group. In addition, 49.1% of women in the intervention group indicated longitudinal lie compared to 29.8% of those in the control groups (P<0.001). Finally, 56 out of 57 women in the intervention group demonstrated head presentation whereas only 45 out of 57 women in the control group showed the same presentation (P<0.01). Conclusions: Overall, it is suggested that pelvic rocking exercises using the birth balls are useful for maintaining lies, fetal attitudes, and presentations and thus it is worth recommending for pregnant women.

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Effect of Pelvic Rocking Exercise Using the Birth Ball on Fetal Lie, Attitude, and Presentation

Supriatiningsih¹,

Herlina²,

Wulandari

et al. 2019

International Journal of Women’s Health and Reproduction Scienc

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“…The influence of gravity is also significant when using the birth ball during labor. The ball's elasticity and curvature stimulate the progress of labor and facilitate the opening of the pelvis (James & Hudek, 2017). As the rate of cesarean section births is on the rise, birth ball exercises offer an alternative that encourages vaginal delivery, potentially reducing the need for cesarean births.…”

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The effectiveness of birth ball exercise on the progression of the first stage of labor

Sukmanawati,

Nurasiah,

Rismayanty Sudrajat

2024

J Pal Nurs Stud

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Background: Prolonged labor is a significant contributor to maternal mortality rates. Various interventions have been attempted to reduce the incidence of prolonged labor, including the use of the birth ball method.Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of birth ball exercises on the progression of the first stage of labor.Methods: We employed a quasi-experimental design with a posttest-only control group. The sample consisted of 30 mothers giving birth at Cibingbin Primary Health Care, with each group containing 15 respondents selected through purposive sampling. Data were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test. Results: In the intervention group, all mothers experienced a normal progression of birth during the active phase of the first stage of labor, with an average labor duration of 5.70 hours. Conversely, in the control group, the majority (53.3%) experienced an abnormal progression of birth, with an average labor duration of 9.67 hours. The results indicated a significant difference in mean labor duration of 3.97 hours, demonstrating the birth ball’s effect on the progression of birth (p-value < 0.001).Conclusion: Birth ball exercises are a promising intervention for improving the progression of birth during childbirth. Therefore, these exercises can be implemented during normal labor. It is advisable that these exercises are supervised and guided by trained midwives or nurses.

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“…[6,8] One of the relaxation techniques and other non-pharmacological actions in handling pain during childbirth is by using birth ball exercises which are also commonly known in Pilates exercises as fitball, Swiss ball and petzi ball. [5,9,11] To prove the influence of both technique of counter pressure massage and birth ball exercise methods on labor pain, it is necessary to combine the two methods in order to obtain a stronger effect in stimulating the β-endorphin hormone and the relaxation effect will be more maximal so that the increase in intensity decreases labor pain will be optimal. [8,10,14] Counter pressure can be applied in lying down position or half-sitting position, depends on the comfort of the mother position.…”

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Practices of Counter Pressure and Birth Ball Exercise Combination to Increase β-Endorphin Hormone Levels in Labor Pain

Sari¹,

Runjati²,

Fatmasari³

et al. 2020

Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Science, Health, Economics, Education and Technology (ICoSHEET 2019)

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Labor pain is a subjective experience regarding physical sensations that occur due to uterine contractions, dilation and thinning of the cervix and is a physiological sensation. The pain occurs due to the transmission of pain impulses through certain nerves. Inefficient uterine contractions could affect the mother's condition in the form of fatigue, fear, and stress. Nonpharmacological methods used to reduce labor pain is counterpressure and birth ball exercise combination which applying pressure using the base of the hand on the sacral bone and lumbar of the mother by sitting on the birth ball during a contraction so that can reduce the sensation of pain transmission impulses to the brain. This type of research used a Quasi Experiment with a random cluster design pretest and posttest control group was used to determine the effect of the combination intervention to increase β-endorphin levels. 40 samples were divided into 2 groups using purposive sampling technique. Each group consisted of 20 respondents. The result shows that the combination was more effective in increasing β-endorphin levels compared to back massage seen from the p-value 0.002 (p <0.05) which means there is a difference in betaendorphin levels of the treatment group and the control group.

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Experiences of South African multiparous labouring women using the birthing ball to encourage vaginal births

Cited by 10 publications

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Effect of Pelvic Rocking Exercise Using the Birth Ball on Fetal Lie, Attitude, and Presentation

Effect of Pelvic Rocking Exercise Using the Birth Ball on Fetal Lie, Attitude, and Presentation

The effectiveness of birth ball exercise on the progression of the first stage of labor

Practices of Counter Pressure and Birth Ball Exercise Combination to Increase β-Endorphin Hormone Levels in Labor Pain

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