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One of the most serious and stressful event in womens life is laber. They need comprehensive support to enable them to encounter with the stress of labor. Prolonged labor is associated with maternal and neonatal complications, prenatal morbidity and increase cesarean danger. To study the effect of trained female relative on active phase length during labor among low risk Pregnancies in Astara Shahid Beheshti hospital in 2009. This randomized control trial study was carried out on 90 low risk pregnant women. They were randomly divided to two 45 members groups. Both the case and control groups had socio- demographic characteristics. The case group got a support from trained relative during labor until 2 hours after delivery and control group received routine care. Data was collected by using restructured questionnaire which included length of labor, use of Oxytocin and type of delivery. Data was analyzed by x[2] and T test in SPSS [11.5]. Finding showed there is no statistically significant difference between demographic characteristics: [mean of age was 24.3- 24.6 years old, mean of number of Pregnancy was 1.6, mean of number of delivery was 1, mean of term of Pregnancy was 273.7- 273.9 days, mean of cervix spasm was 3.44-3.7 cm, length of second stage] and kind of delivery in two groups [p<0.663]. The mean duration of active phase in case group was 143.5 minute versus 253.5 minute in control group [p<0.001].The 24.5% of case and 55.5% of control groups used oxytocin [p=0.046]. Labor support by a minimally trained female friend or relative who selected by the mother can be reduce the mean duration of active phase of labor