Comparing the effect of auricular acupressure and body acupressure on pain and duration of the first stage of labor: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Comparing the effect of auricular acupressure and body acupressure on pain and duration of the first stage of labor: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Labor pain is one of the leading causes of fear of childbirth. Acupressure is a non-pharmacological pain relief method that has shown promising results in relieving this pain. The present study is designed to compare the effects of body acupressure at multiple points and auricula...

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Main Authors: Zainab Alimoradi, Farideh Kazemi, Mahboubeh Valiani, Maryam Gorji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Auricular acupressure
Body acupressure
Labor pain
Labor duration
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3896-0

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