Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for pain control during labor and delivery
Medical Journal of Teaching Hospitals and Institutes [The]. 2005; (65): 123-126
in English
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ABSTRACT
To review the effectiveness and safety of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation [TENS] for pain relief during labour. TENS in a very simple term is a method utilizes small amounts of electric current applied to the skin to achieve pain relief. A small battery-powered current generator is used and attached to the skin by two electrodes. The stimulation provided by this is not painful but may cause a tingling sensation. Design:
Randomized controlled trial.Setting:
Department of Obstetric and Gynaecology of El Mataryia Teaching Hospital and a private hospital. Patients and The study group consisted of 60 women, full term with parity between 2 and 4, all of whom used the TENS device pain relief during labour. The criteria for inclusion were willingness to try TENS and ability to understand the procedure. OutcomeMeasures:
Analgesic and adverse effect outcomes. Result The majority of subjects [45%] rated TENS as moderately and [30%] as excellent effective pain relieving. Forty four percent among moderately pain relieving received additional analgesic. Most of the participants expressed a willingness to use TENS if they gave birth again. No significant difference was found in fetal heart rate tracing. TENS is an effective non-pharmacological, non-invasive adjuvant pain relief modality for use in labour. There were no adverse effects on mother or newborn
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
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Electric Stimulation Therapy
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Treatment Outcome
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Delivery, Obstetric
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Med. J. Teach. Hosp. Inst.
Year:
2005
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