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Quelle:
Medline Abstract
Akupunktur hilft den Geburtsvorgang zu beschleunigen.
Die Notwendigkeit die Wehen einzuleiten war in dieser norwegischen
Studie unter Akupunktur geringer ausgeprägt. Auch die Dauer der
Wehen reduzierte sich unter der Nadelung - im Durchschnitt
um 1.7 Stunden. Die Menge des im Zuge der Geburtseinleitung verabreichten
Medikaments (Oxitocin) war deutlich vermindert. Die Autoren dieser
Untersuchung kamen zu dem Schluss, dass Akupunktur eine ernstzunehmende
Alternative, bzw. Ergänzung zu den heute bei Geburten üblichen
Standard-Vorgehensweisen ist.
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2006;85(11):1348-53.
Acupuncture administered after spontaneous rupture of membranes
at term significantly reduces the length of birth and use of oxytocin.
A randomized controlled trial.
Gaudernack LC, Forbord S, Hole E.
Kvinneklinikken, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
lisegaudernack@yahoo.com
BACKGROUND: The objective was to investigate whether acupuncture
could be a reasonable option for augmentation in labor after spontaneous
rupture of membranes at term and to look for possible effects
on the progress of labor.
METHODS: In a randomized controlled trial 100 healthy partients,
with spontaneous rupture of membranes at term, were assigned to
receive either acupuncture or no acupuncture. The main response
variables were the duration of active labor, the amount of oxytocin
given, and number of inductions.
RESULTS: Duration of labor was significantly reduced (mean
difference 1.7 h, p=0.03) and there was significant reduction
in the need for oxytocin infusion to augment labor in the study
group compared to the control group (odds ratio 2.0, p=0.018).
We also discovered that the participants in the acupuncture group
who needed labor induction had a significantly shorter duration
of active phase than the ones induced in the control group (mean
difference 3.6 h, p=0.002). These findings remained significant
also when multiple regression was performed, controlling for potentially
confounding factors like parity, epidural analgesia, and birth
weight.
CONCLUSION: Acupuncture may be a good alternative or complement
to pharmacological methods in the effort to facilitate birth and
provide normal delivery for women with prelabor rupture of membranes.
Publication Types:
* Randomized Controlled Trial
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