Effect of LI4 and BL32 acupressure on labor pain and delivery outcome in the first stage of labor in primiparous women: a randomized controlled trial

Highlights • Conducting RCT to examined acupressure on relief childbirth-related pain. • Acupressure on BL32 points can be an effective method to reduce labor pain. • Acupressure on LI4 point can be an effective method to reduce labor pain. • Acupressure on BL32 points can be more effective than acu...

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Published in:Complementary therapies in medicine 2016-12, Vol.29, p.175-180
Main Authors: Ozgoli, Giti, RM, Msc, Ph.D, Sedigh Mobarakabadi, Sedigheh, RM, Msc, Ph.D, Heshmat, Reza, MD, Majd, Hamid Alavi, PhD, Sheikhan, Zohreh, RM MSc
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Language:English
Subjects:
Acupressure
Acupressure - methods
Adult
BL32
Childbirth & labor
Clinical trials
Delivery outcome
Female
Humans
Internal Medicine
Labor pain
Labor Pain - therapy
Labor, Obstetric - physiology
LI4
Medical Education
Methods
Pain Management - methods
Pain Measurement - methods
Pilot Projects
Pregnancy
Randomized control trial
Studies
Young Adult
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Summary:Highlights • Conducting RCT to examined acupressure on relief childbirth-related pain. • Acupressure on BL32 points can be an effective method to reduce labor pain. • Acupressure on LI4 point can be an effective method to reduce labor pain. • Acupressure on BL32 points can be more effective than acupressure on LI4 point.
ISSN:0965-2299
1873-6963
DOI:10.1016/j.ctim.2016.10.009