Effect of acupoint massage on blood pressure in hypertensive pregnant women and its outcomes
10.7619/jcmp.201708044
- VernacularTitle:穴位按摩对妊娠期高血压孕妇血压控制与妊娠结局的影响研究
- Author:
Wei LIU
1
;
Shujuan LI
;
Junhong CHEN
;
Sijia CHANG
Author Information
1. 河北省唐山市妇幼保健院普外科
- Keywords:
acupoint massage;
pregnancy induced hypertension;
pregnancy complications;
nursing in traditional Chinese medicine
- From:
Journal of Clinical Medicine in Practice
2017;21(8):149-151,155
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To summarize the effect of acupoint massage on blood pressure in hypertensive pregnant women and its outcomes.Methods A total of 70 pregnancy induced hypertension women were randomly divided into two groups,35 cases in the control group were given routine nursing measures and 35 cases in the observation group were given acupoint massage therapy,blood pressure control and pregnancy outcomes were compared.Results After the intervention,systolic pressure,diastolic pressure,serum creatinine,urea nitrogen and urinary albumin of two groups were significantly decreased (P ＜ 0.05).Systolic blood pressure,diastolic blood pressure,serum creatinine,urea nitrogen and urinary albumin in the observation group were significantly lower than that in the control group (P ＜ 0.05).All the pregnant women were followed up until delivery,and the two groups had no maternal and neonatal death cases.The observation group had higher natural delivery rate,and lower fetal distress and pregnancy induced hypertension rate were than the control group (P ＜0.05).Conclusion The acupuncture point massage has positive function on blood pressure control for pregnancy induced hypertension,and it can significantly improve the pregnancy outcomes of pregnant women.
