RESUMO
This article outlines how shiatsu can be integrated into midwifery care by both midwives and shiatsu practitioners. It describes what shiatsu is and its value in maternity care. It concludes that there is much potential for the integration of shiatsu into midwifery practice although more research is needed.
Assuntos
Acupressão/enfermagem , Saúde Holística , Tocologia/métodos , Papel do Profissional de Enfermagem , Cuidado Pré-Natal/métodos , Saúde da Mulher , Acupressão/métodos , Feminino , Humanos , Bem-Estar Materno , GravidezAssuntos
Acupressão , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Dor do Parto/enfermagem , Tocologia/métodos , Complicações do Trabalho de Parto/enfermagem , Feminino , Humanos , Tocologia/educação , Relações Mãe-Filho , Mães/educação , Parto Normal/enfermagem , Pesquisa Metodológica em Enfermagem , Complicações do Trabalho de Parto/prevenção & controle , GravidezRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effects of shiatsu techniques, as taught by hospital midwives, on the progress of post-term labours and deliveries, to inform practice. DESIGN AND SETTING: A pilot audit on the use of shiatsu for post-term pregnancy at St. Michael's Hospital, Bristol, from March to July 2000. INTERVENTIONS: Sixty-six women, who attended a consultant clinic hospital appointment at 40 weeks gestation, were taught the massage techniques by one midwife, who had completed the shiatsu course. Seventy-six comparison women were those who attended similar clinics when the midwife was not on duty. OUTCOMES: The audit extracted outcome information from the Stork hospital database including induction, type of delivery, length of labour and analgesia used. RESULTS: Post-term women who used shiatsu were significantly more likely to labour spontaneously than those who did not (p=0.038). Of those who had used shiatsu, 17% more went into spontaneous labour compared to those who were not taught shiatsu.