Inclusion criteria:
Willingness to participate in the study
Term pregnancy (37-42 weeks)
Single pregnancy
vertex presentation
Age 18- 35 years
Number of deliveries 0-2
Spontaneous onset of labor pains
No chronic diseases (heart disease, hypertension and diabetes)
Absence of high-risk pregnancies (gestational hypertension, decreased fetal motility, fetal death, amniotic polyhydramnios and oligohydramnios known by ultrasound, rupture of membranes more than 12 hours, history of infertility)
alive fetus
Birth weight between 4500-2500 grams
Prenatal hemoglobin more than 10 grams per deciliter
absence of placenta previa
absence of placenta abruption
No history of any bleeding during pregnancy
No curettage history
Absence of any scar on the uterus
Do not take anticoagulants
Exclusion criteria:
Reluctance to continue participating in the study
Disorders in the progress of labor
prolong labor (more than 20 hours)
precipitate labor( less than 3 hours)
Blood pressure of 140/90 mm Hg or more during the study
Disorders in labor (prolong labor, dystocia, placenta abruption , umbilical cord prolapse, etc.)
Manual Removal of the Placenta
Abnormal fetal heart rate patterns leading to cesarean section
Lack of progress of labor that leads to cesarean section
Expansion of the episiotomy
Excessive postpartum hemorrhage (more than 500 cc)
Using vacuum
postpartum re-manipulation of the perineum