ACUPRESSURE DECREASES PAIN AND DURATION OF LABOUR

Iranian clinicians have found that acupressure at Sanyinjiao SP-6 can decrease the duration and severity of pain in the active phase of labour, lower the requirement for oxytocin and reduce the need for caesarean section. One hundred and twenty nulliparous women at the beginning of the active phase of labour were randomised to receive either acupressure at Sanyinjiao SP-6 for 30 minutes during con ...

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