Influence of acupuncture on parturition process
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1008-6706.2013.10.003
- VernacularTitle:针灸对产程进展的影响
- Author:
Yanping ZHONG
;
Honglian YAN
;
Shuzhen HE
;
Bing LIN
;
Xiaodan LUO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acupuncture therapy;
Labor stage,first;
Labor stage,second
- From:
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy
2013;20(10):1446-1447
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To observe the influence of acupuncture treatment on parturition process.Methods 545 pregnant women delivered in our hospital were selected,excluding those with cesarean section indication.On voluntary principle and randomized principle,primipara aged from 22 to 30 who agreed with natural labor were divided into two groups:observation group and control group.Pregnant women in observation group were received acupuncture treatment during latent phase.The following indexes of the two groups were recorded and compared:labor time of the first stage and the second stage,the case for inertia of uterus,cesarean sections,postpartum hemorrhage amount and Apgar score of new-born.Results The labor time of the first stage and the second stage of the control group were (178.55 ± 56.87) min and (130.70 ± 77.22) min,and which of the observation group were (53.87 ±22.33) min and (33.25 ± 15.55) min,there was significant differenec between the two groups(t =3.97,4.11,all P ＜0.05).The differences in the pilot failed to cesarean section rate(14.2％ and 13.6％),postpartum hemorrhage and the perinatal outcome were not significant between the two groups.Conclusion Acupuncture and moxibustion can accelerate labor.
