BACKGROUND:
The concept known as Snoezelen, also referred to as a controlled multi-sensory environment, has emerged with the aim of stimulating people's senses. In this room design, it is commonly observed that equipment such as soft music, aquariums, optical illusions, fiber optics, swings, tactile differentiation tools for hard and soft surfaces, aromatic oils, etc. are used.

OBJECTIVES:
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of the multi-sensory (snoezelen) environment on birth outcomes, newborn health parameters, and birth memory.

METHODS:
While the participants of the intervention group were taken to the snoezelen environment at the beginning of the active phase, the control group received routine care from the hospital's maternity unit.In the scope of the study, a projector, lamp, diffuser, scent essence, sensory balls, and a nut ball have been used to stimulate each sense.In the study, the Personal Information Form, Birth Monitoring Form, Visual Comparison Scale - Pain, and Baby Monitoring Form were used. In the study, 24 primiparous pregnant women from the intervention group and 26 from the control group were reached.

RESULTS:
In the intervention group, the average and standard deviation of the pain scale at the end of the latent phase were calculated as 7.58±1.34, while the average and standard deviation of the pain at the end of the active phase were calculated as 6.75±0.73. In the control group, the average and standard deviation of the pain scale at the end of the latent phase were 7.23±1.03, while the average and standard deviation of the pain at the end of the active phase were 8.03±0.87.

CONCLUSIONS:
This study concludes that the snoezelen environment is an effective application.

KEY MESSAGE:
More studies with larger sample groups are needed to contribute to the literature. Complications - GDM 2