SynthesisFrontiers in public health2023
The efficacy and safety of complementary and alternative medicine in the treatment of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Plant-Based Therapy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome.Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2026Pooled it
- Non-pharmaceutical Chinese Medical Therapies for Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses of Randomized Controlled Trials.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Treatment of Nausea and Vomiting With Zingiber officinale in Pregnancy: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews With Meta-Synthesis.Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2026Pooled it
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of complementary and alternative medicine use during pregnancy in Iran.BMJ open · 2026Pooled it
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- Acupuncture for nausea and vomiting during pregnancy: an overview of systematic reviews.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Pooled it
- Acupuncture in obstetrics: delivery room integrative medicine for anxiety and pain.BMJ supportive & palliative care · 2025Article
- Efficacy evaluation and mechanistic investigation of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation in enhancing the therapeutic effects of semaglutide and reducing its gastrointestinal side effects: a randomized controlled trial protocol.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine for Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy: An Overview and Quality Assessment of Systematic Reviews.International journal of women's health · 2025Review
- Benefits of Complementary Therapies During Pregnancy, Childbirth and Postpartum Period: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Understanding the effect of acupuncture on nausea and vomiting during pregnancy from a metabolic perspective: study protocol for a single-blinded randomized controlled trial.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2024Article
- Determinants of breakfast skipping among pregnant women from South Ethiopia Gamo Zone: a case-control study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Effects and mechanisms of acupuncture on women related health.Frontiers of medicine · 2024Review
- Acupuncture and Drug Combination Therapy for Abnormal Glucose Metabolism: Exploring Synergistic Enhancement and Reduced Toxicity Mechanisms.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2024Review
- Expectations of doctoral students in the field of medicine and health sciences towards a graduate school: an online cross-sectional survey in Germany.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies are widely used for nausea and vomiting during pregnancy (NVP) due to the limitations of conventional medicine. However, their efficacy and safety remain controversial. Therefore, this meta-analysis was performed to assess the improvement of CAM therapy on NVP. Methods: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were searched for where the trial group was CAM and the control group was a conventional medicine or a placebo for NVP. This was done Results: Thirty-three RCTs were included in this study. The acupuncture treatment was superior to conventional medicine at the effective rate [RR = 1.71, 95% CI (1.02, 2.86), Conclusion: The results showed that CAM therapies were able to alleviate NVP. However, due to the low quality of existing RCTs, more RCTs with large sample sizes are needed to validate this conclusion in the future.
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