SynthesisNursing open2021
Use of the peanut ball during labour: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Synthesis in Nursing open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Pooled it
- Use of the peanut ball during labour: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Nursing open · 2021Pooled it
- The Effect of Peanut Ball Use on the Labour Process and Maternal-Neonatal Outcomes in Parturient Women With High Maternal Body Mass Index: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of nursing practice · 2026Trial
- Effects of peanut ball use on perceived labor pain, fatigue, and mother's perception of childbirth: a randomized controlled trial.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2025Trial
- A randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness of peanut ball device during labor on maternal outcomes and stress levels.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
- Peanut ball during labor to reduce pain and anxiety: A single-blind randomized clinical trial.European journal of midwifery · 2026Article
- Investigation of the effects of peanut ball during labor: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of midwifery · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of a peanut ball device during labour on maternal and neonatal outcomes: protocol for a randomised controlled trial.F1000Research · 2022Article
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4 authors.
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Abstract
aimThis study aimed to determine effectiveness of peanut ball on the duration of the stages of labour and frequency of caesarean section.
designA systematic review and meta-analysis.
methodA comprehensive electronic search was carried out with no time limit until December 2020. Collected data were analysed using software RevMan- version 5.3. Heterogeneity was assessed using I
resultsThe meta-analysis on six clinical trials with 645 participants showed no statistically significant difference between the two groups in caesarean surgery rate (RR = 0.82) and length of the first (MD = -15.64).
conclusionsTherefore, further clinical trials with stronger evidence should be carried out to assess the effectiveness of peanut ball on caesarean surgery rate and length of first and second stages of labour.
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