An interventional study of Standing Position During Labor and Squatting Position During Labor in Labor Position and Maternal Birth Experience, sponsored by Biruni University. Completed at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-02-03.
Sponsored by Biruni University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
Background: Maternal position during labor is a key non-pharmacological strategy that supports physiological birth and women's active participation in the childbirth process. Although upright positions have been associated with favorable labor outcomes compared with supine positions, evidence directly comparing different upright positions-particularly in relation to maternal birth experience and perceived traumatic birth-remains limited.
Objective: This study aimed to compare the effects of standing and squatting positions during the first stage of labor on the birth process, birth comfort, pain intensity, and perceived traumatic birth experience among multiparous women.
Methods: This study was conducted using a comparative interventional design. A total of 82 multiparous women were included and allocated to either the standing group (n=41) or the squatting group (n=41) during labor. Data were collected using a personal information form, the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for pain, the Labor Comfort Scale, and the Traumatic Birth Perception Scale. Outcomes were assessed during labor and within the first two hours postpartum. Statistical analyses included comparative and correlation analyses.
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Participants assigned to this group followed a standing position-based labor management approach during the first stage of labor.
Behavioral: Standing Position During Labor
Participants assigned to this group followed a squatting position-based labor management approach during the first stage of labor.
Behavioral: Squatting Position During Labor
Women were encouraged to remain standing or to walk during contraction-related pain episodes throughout the first stage of labor under midwife supervision.
Women were encouraged to assume the squatting position during contractions during the first stage of labor, supported by a birthing ball or bed rails according to preference.
Total Labor Duration
Total duration of labor measured in hours.
Time frame: From active labor onset (cervical dilatation ≥4 cm) to delivery
Birth Duration
Duration of the birth process measured in minutes.
Time frame: From the active phase of labor to birth
Plan to share: No
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