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Effect of Acupressure on Labor Pain and Duration of Delivery among Laboring Women Attending Cairo University Hospital


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1 Maternal & Newborn Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University, Egypt
2 Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University
3 Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt
     

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Aim: To examine the effect of acupressure at sanyinjiao point (SP6) on labor pains and the duration of delivery in primigravida women.

Material and Method: This study was conducted at labor and delivery unit at Cairo University hospital. One hundred (100) women in labor were randomly selected (50 women for study group and 50 women for control group). Labor pain and progress were measured using a structured questionnaire, partograph and subjective labor pain scale (visual-analogue scale [VAS]): before intervention, immediately after the intervention, 30 minutes, 60 minutes and 120 minutes after intervention.

Results: There were significant differences between groups in subjective labor pain scores at all time points following the intervention

Conclusion: The findings showed that SP6 acupressure was effective related to the reduction of labor pains, and duration of delivery. SP6 acupressure could be applied as an effective non pharmacological management during labor.


Keywords

Acupressure, Labor Progress, Labor Pain Management, Laboring Women
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Authors

Nagwa Abd El Fadeel Abd El Hamid
Maternal & Newborn Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University, Egypt
Hany Ezzat Obaya
Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University
Hassan Mostafa Gaafar
Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt

Abstract


Aim: To examine the effect of acupressure at sanyinjiao point (SP6) on labor pains and the duration of delivery in primigravida women.

Material and Method: This study was conducted at labor and delivery unit at Cairo University hospital. One hundred (100) women in labor were randomly selected (50 women for study group and 50 women for control group). Labor pain and progress were measured using a structured questionnaire, partograph and subjective labor pain scale (visual-analogue scale [VAS]): before intervention, immediately after the intervention, 30 minutes, 60 minutes and 120 minutes after intervention.

Results: There were significant differences between groups in subjective labor pain scores at all time points following the intervention

Conclusion: The findings showed that SP6 acupressure was effective related to the reduction of labor pains, and duration of delivery. SP6 acupressure could be applied as an effective non pharmacological management during labor.


Keywords


Acupressure, Labor Progress, Labor Pain Management, Laboring Women

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