Abstract：Objective To explore the effect of birth dance intervention in pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Methods A total of 150 women with GDM treated in Bozhou People’s Hospital of Anhui Province from January 2021 to March 2022 were selected, according to random number table method, the patients were divided into routine group and intervention group, with 75 cases in each group. The conventional group carried out routine health care during pregnancy and perinatal period, and the intervention group, based on the conventional group, was given birth dance course intervention from 28 weeks to six weeks postpartum. Labor duration and outcome of the two groups were observed. Results The first, second, and total stages of labor in the intervention group were shorter than those in the conventional group, and the differences were statistically significant (P＜0.05); after intervention, all scores of the childbirth attitude scale in both groups were lower than before intervention, and the intervention group was lower than the conventional group, and the differences were statistically significant (P＜0.05); the 1 min Apgar score of neonates in the intervention group was higher than that in the conventional group, and the incidence of lateral perineal incision injury, and fetal distress was lower than that in the conventional group, and the differences were statistically significant (P＜0.05). Conclusion Birth dance intervention during pregnancy and delivery can help to shorten the labor process of GDM women, relieve the fear of childbirth, and improve the outcome of childbirth.
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