Selection of Acupoints and Opportunity for Acupuncture Analgesia in Delivery

Abstract

Objective To observe the effect of acupuncture analgesia on delivery and observe the result of analgesia in mother and infant.Methods Totally 324 primiparae were randomized into four groups:Electro-acupuncture group,82 cases,transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation(TENS)group,82 cases,control group,81 cases,and spinal-epidural analgesia group,79 cases.The VAS scores of pain,degree of satisfaction of analgesia,outcome of delivery and changes of endorphin concentration were observed during the delivery and after.Results Compared with the TENS group and control group,viewing from the VAS scores of 30~120 minutes after analgesia,the effect in the electro-acupuncture group was better,but not as good as that in the spinal-epidural analgesia group,the difference was significant(P0.05).Conclusion The analgesic effect of electro-acupuncture is good with an improvement in satisfaction.The optimal analgesic effect is in the duration of 30～60 minutes with analgesia given.There is no negative influence of electro-acupuncture analgesia on birth process,mode of delivery,and result of delivery for mother and infant.It is an effective method of analgesia.