Acupuncture in the induction of labor in full-term pregnant women without associated pathology
Keywords:
induction of labor, acupunctureAbstract
Introduction: In recent years, in several gyneco-obstetric hospitals throughout the country, the effect of acupuncture in stimulating labor in pregnant women at term has been evidenced.
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture in the induction of labor in term pregnant women without associated pathology.
Method: Cross-sectional descriptive observational study, in the period January 2018 to January 2020, of full-term pregnant women without associated pathology to whom the acupuncture method was applied for the induction of labor at the Provincial Gyneco-obstetric Teaching Hospital José Ramón López Tabrane, from Matanzas.
Results: A higher frequency of patients in the age group of 20-24 years, primiparas, who required an acupuncture session, with contractile response in the period of up to 12 hours; labor of up to six hours, eutocic delivery and without induction was identified; with oxytocin; in some age groups, the risk of adverse events, instrumental delivery and perinatal asphyxia was increased; contractile response in 21-36 hours increased the risk of cesarean section, induction, bleeding and maternal sepsis.
Conclusions: The results of the application of acupuncture are satisfactory; the contractile response variable should be followed up in the period of 21-36 hours; it is necessary to continue delving into the research topic.
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