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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(P