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Abstract
Theaim of this study is to evaluate the effect of supportive measures by trained companionship on parturient women satisfaction and labor outcome. The hypothesis of the study is the supportive measures will increase parturient women
satisfaction and improve labor outcome. An intervention study design was conducted at first in outpatient clinic during the last month of pregnancy then at labor unit of Ain Shams Maternity University Hospital during the period from January 2011 to September 2011.The sample size involved 104 companionship
attended with 104 parturient women who were randomly selected during the last month of pregnancy. The criteria of
the sample included primipara, normal pregnancy without medical and obstetrical complication, normal fetal position, full term, single fetus, vaginal delivery, early first stage of labor on admission and healthy, educated trained female companionship. Tools ofdatacollectionincludeSemi Structured Interviewing Questionnaire, Numerical Rating Scale,
Checklist, Apgar Score Checklist, Modified Mackey Childbirth Satisfaction Rating Scale (Mackey Scale). Results of the study revealed that there was a significant improvement in knowledge
regarding supportive measures during labor and expert in providing supportive measure during labor among trained companionship.Also,companionship preparation was positively associated with significant effect in reducing the
severity of labor pain, vocalization, and positive association between labor progress, neonatal outcome, increase satisfaction and childbirth experience. Recommendation of the study includes designing guideline about supportive measures during labor to be implemented and distributed among all health team members in Ministry of Health Maternity health facilities and
companionship to avoid potential harm to laboring mother.