| Autor: |
Kermani, Samira, Derogar, Maryam, Moghadam, Mahdi Basiri, Bahri, Narjes, Mahmoudian, Azam Sadat, Mojtabavi, Seyed Javad |
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Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine; 2015 Supplement, Vol. 5, p23-23, 2/3p |
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Objectives: Considering the potential side effects of analgesic and anesthetic drugs in the management of labor pain, use of nonpharmacological methods for pain relief seems necessary. This study aimed to compare the effects of spleen-point-6 (SP6) acupressure and use of pethidine on the intensity of labor pain in nulliparous women. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted on 48 pregnant women with term pregnancies, who were in the active stage of labor. Subjects were randomly selected and divided into two groups of acupressure and pethidine use. Data analysis was performed using descriptive and deductive statistics in SPSS V.19. Results: Comparison of pain intensity before intervention showed no statistically significant difference between the groups (p=0.29), and comparison of pain intensity in both groups during the intervention (2 minutes after the start of acupressure, 10 minutes after the injection of pethidine) was indicative of no statistically significant difference (p=0.25). Moreover, comparison of average pain intensity one hour after the intervention showed no statistically significant difference between the groups (p=0.81). Also, comparison of the average pain intensity in both groups 1.5 hours after the intervention revealed no statistically significant difference (p=0.27). Conclusion: According to the results of this study, SP6 acupressure leads to fewer complications and lower costs compared to the use of pethidine. Pethidine has numerous side effects, such as the weakness of the fetal central nervous system and reduction of heart rate variability. Although both these methods exert remarkable analgesic effects, use of acupressure is preferable over pethidine. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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