ACUPUNCTURE FOR LABOUR PAIN

A randomised, unblinded, controlled study carried out at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ulleval University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, has indicated that acupuncture is effective in controlling labour pain. Of the 106 women in labour who received acupuncture, only 11% required Meperidine analgesia, compared to 37% and 29% in two control groups. The use of other analgesics was also lower ...

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