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Chinese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics(Electronic Edition) ›› 2016, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (02): 232 -236. doi: 10.3877/cma.j.issn.1673-5250.2016.02.019

Special Issue:

Review

Research progress of non-pharmacological labor analgesia

Teng He1, Shihong Zhang2()   

  1. 1. Department of Anesthesia, and Gynecology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
    2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
  • Received:2016-01-04 Revised:2016-03-09 Published:2016-04-01
  • Corresponding author: Shihong Zhang
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Severe labor pain is one of the important reasons leading to adverse labor outcomes and high cesarean section rate. According to the physiological mechanisms of labor pain and endogenous analgesia, the methods of non-pharmacological labor analgesia are designed to release labor pain and increase labor pain tolerance. On the basis of maintaining maternal and child safety, non-pharmacologic measures can relieve labor pain and promote natural delivery. The author will review the research progress of several methods of non-pharmacologic labor analgesia containing psychological support therapy and intervention analgesia technology to body. The psychological support therapies include psychoprophylaxis analgesia, Lamaze breathing, accompanied delivery, domiciliary delivery, music therapy, hypnosis and relax therapy and so on. The intervention analgesia technologies to body include free labor positioning, acupressure and acupuncture, intradermal water blocks, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, water baths, hot and cold applications, aromatherapy and birth ball and so on.

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