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Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze the current studies and knowledge about aromatherapies used during childbirth, to bring evidence-based recommendations to our countries midwifery care model and to shed light into the fore-coming studies.Methods: Scopus, PubMed, EBSCO host, Science Direct ve Ulusal Tez Merkezi, Dergi Park, Ulakbim, Turk Medline, Turkish Citation Index were used to search the current literature and 82 articles were retrieved. The key words used for search included “aromatherapy and labor pain” and “aromatherapy and childbirth”. Articles published within the past 18 years (January 2000 - November 2018) either in Turkish or in English were considered if they were performed as controlled randomized experimental studies.Results: Thirty studies were excluded due to their unsuitability to the study. The studies were evaluated based on PRISMA (2009) assessment criteria. In the analysis, it was determined that 18 studies were randomized controlled and 6 studies were experimental studies. In addition, 2 systematic reviews, 2 meta-analyzes and 1 retrospective, 1 prospective study were also observed. Most of the studies (15) reviewed were from Iran. Only two studies were found from our country.Conclusion: The aromatherapy used during labor may decrease anxiety, increase relaxation, and ease labor pain. Studies reported positive effects of aromatherapy on exhaustion, labor duration, labor outcomes and the mother’s satisfaction of the birth. In addition, it is our opinion that the authorization of nurses and midwives to use aromatherapy on their patients in our country and further randomized controlled studies are needed to provide more evidence for the use of aromatherapy. |
