Acupuncture as Pain Relief During Delivery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The Effect of LI4 Acupressure on Labor Pain Intensity and Duration of Labor: A Randomized Controlled Trial

“…Acupressure through the gate control theory of pain and the secretion of endorphins reduces the severity of labor pain. 7,11 The results of this study were consistent with other studies done in this field. Chung and colleagues 14 studied the effect of L14 and BL67 acupressure on labor pain and uterine contractions and found a significant difference in pain intensity after the intervention .…”

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for the relief of post‐partum uterine contraction pain during breast‐feeding: A randomized clinical trial

“…There is a lack of studies in the published work regarding the use of non‐pharmacological resources, such as TENS, for the relief of uterine contraction pain after childbirth, especially during breast‐feeding, and the studies found approaching uterine contraction after childbirth fail to mention breast‐feeding . Nevertheless, published studies have discussed the use of TENS for pain relief during uterine contractions in labor and childbirth …”

“…For Wang et al ., the frequency, amplitude and time of treatment caused diverging results. The parameters of stimulation used in this study have already been used in previous studies and are considered ideal for the treatment of this type of pain, which is characterized as acute …”

“…3 Nevertheless, published studies have discussed the use of TENS for pain relief during uterine contractions in labor and childbirth. 15,16,[18][19][20][21] In this study, the effectiveness of TENS was assessed in terms of the relief of uterine contraction pain during breast-feeding after natural childbirth in multiparous women. The criterion to include multiparous women is justified by the fact that multiparity contributes to an increase in the duration and frequency of uterine contractions, although the mechanism is still uncertain.…”

“…The parameters of stimulation used in this study have already been used in previous studies and are considered ideal for the treatment of this type of pain, which is characterized as acute. 18,19,25,26 In this study, the women in EG were instructed to increase the amplitude of the device whenever the perception of stimulation weakened, so that they experienced a strong and tolerable tingling sensation. For Bjordal et al, 26 an effective amplitude for pain relief with TENS must be greater than 15 mA.…”