The Effects of the Use of Virgin Mary Herb in Childbirth

This is a study to see if the use of virgin mary herb during birth has an effect on fear, pain and duration during birth. Virgin mary herb is a dry plant and it is believed that when added to water during birth, it makes birth easier.

Inclusion Criteria: * Being over 18 years old, * Being able to understand and speak Turkish, * Being primiparous, * Not having a chronic disease, * Having completed the 37th week of pregnancy, * Not having passed the 42nd week of pregnancy, * Being in a cephalic presentation, * Having reached 4cm cervical dilatation, Exclusion Criteria: * Multiparous pregnancy, * Application of labor induction, * Being a high-risk pregnancy, * Having received childbirth preparation training, * Being an immigrant, * Use of non-pharmacological methods other than Virgin Mary