Clinical Observation on Acupuncture Treatment for Painless Labor / 针灸推拿医学（英文版）

ABSTRACT

Objective: To observe the clinical effects of acupuncture for relieving pain in delivery. Methods: 240 cases of parturients were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group, 120 cases in each group. The treatment was given by puncturing Kunlun (BL 60) immediately in the incubation period of labor course in the treatment group. The control group was treated by giving intermittent oxygen inhalation. Results: Pain was relieved obviously in the treatment group, with statistical significance compared with the control group (P<0.01). Conclusion: Acupuncture at Kunlun (BL 60) can relieve delivery pain of parturients during the delivery process and is a feasible painless method for delivery.