Journal:
:iranian red crescent medical journal
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masoumeh namazi department of midwifery, faculty of nursing and midwifery, shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran
seddigheh amir ali akbari department of midwifery, faculty of nursing and midwifery, shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran; department of midwifery, faculty of nursing and midwifery, shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran. tel: +98-9188116771
faraz mojab department of traditional pharmacy, shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran
atefe talebi department of biostatistics, faculty of paramedicine, shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran
hamid alavi majd department of biostatistics, faculty of paramedicine, shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran
sharareh jannesari department of midwifery, faculty of nursing and midwifery, shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran
conclusions: the results of this study confirmed aromatherapy with c. aurantium blossom oil as a simple, inexpensive, noninvasive, and effective intervention to reduce anxiety during labor. results: before the intervention, both groups had same levels of anxiety. however, the levels of anxiety at dilations of 3-4 and 6-8 cm were significantly lower in the aromatherapy group compared with the co...