ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2007
Complementary and alternative approaches to pain relief during labor.
Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 41 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation During Labor. A Triple Blind Randomized Clinical Trial
The Effect of Turkish Classical Music on Postpartum Pain and Anxiety in Women Who Delivered Via Cesarean Section
Who cites it
41 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 188 citations in OpenAlex.
- Use of the peanut ball during labour: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Nursing open · 2021Pooled it
- Biofeedback for pain management during labour.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2011Pooled it
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- Effect of dance labor on the management of active phase labor pain & clients' satisfaction: a randomized controlled trial study.Global journal of health science · 2014Trial
- Comparison of the effects of maternal supportive care and acupressure (BL32 acupoint) on pregnant women's pain intensity and delivery outcome.Journal of pregnancy · 2014Trial
- The effects of Iranian traditional music on cervical dilation and labor progress in the active stage of term pregnancy: A nonrandomized controlled trial.Health science reports · 2024Article
- Results of Induction of Labor with Prostaglandins E1 and E2 (The RIPE Study): A Real-World Data Analysis of Obstetrical Effectiveness and Clinical Outcomes of Pharmacological Induction of Labor with Vaginal Inserts.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation with the injection of pethidine and promethazine in the labor pain reduction: A randomized controlled trial.Caspian journal of internal medicine · 2023Article
- Pharmacological Methods of Pain Management: Narrative Review of Medication Used.International journal of general medicine · 2023Review
- The effect of Hugo point acupressure massage on respiratory volume and pain intensity due to deep breathing in patients with chest tube after chest surgeries.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2022Article
- The Effectiveness of Neroli Essential Oil in Relieving Anxiety and Perceived Pain in Women during Labor: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Effect of Acupressure on Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
- Comparison of the effect of mechanical massage and warm mechanical massage application on perceived labor pain and childbirth experience: A randomized clinical trial.European journal of midwifery · 2021Article
- Utilization of Obstetric Analgesia for Labor Pain Management and Associated Factors among Obstetric Care Providers in Public Hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Obstetrics and gynecology international · 2021Article
- Effect of Antenatal Exercises, Including Yoga, on the Course of Labor, Delivery and Pregnancy: A Retrospective Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Impact of Sophrology on cardiopulmonary fitness in teenagers and young adults with a congenital heart disease: The SOPHROCARE study rationale, design and methods.International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature · 2020Article
- The Effect of Lavender (Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2020Review
- Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological Methods of Labour Pain Relief-Establishment of Effectiveness and Comparison.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Support provided by midwives to women during labour in a public hospital, Limpopo Province, South Africa: a participant observation study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2018Observational
- Experiences of midwives on pharmacological and non-pharmacological labour pain management in Ghana.Reproductive health · 2017Article
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
This review evaluated the effect of complementary and alternative medicine on pain during labor with conventional scientific methods using electronic data bases through 2006 were used. Only randomized controlled trials with outcome measures for labor pain were kept for the conclusions. Many studies did not meet the scientific inclusion criteria. According to the randomized control trials, we conclude that for the decrease of labor pain and/or reduction of the need for conventional analgesic methods: (i) There is an efficacy found for acupressure and sterile water blocks. (ii) Most results favored some efficacy for acupuncture and hydrotherapy. (iii) Studies for other complementary or alternative therapies for labor pain control have not shown their effectiveness.
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