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Analyzing the Study of Using Acupuncture in Delivery in the Past Ten Years in China
Joint Authors
Chen, Yingru
Zhang, Xuekai
Fang, Yigong
Yang, Jinsheng
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-02-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The use of acupuncture in inducing delivery has a long history in China.
With progress over time, it has been applied in many aspects.
For further study of acupuncture in delivery, this paper analyzed the papers using acupuncture in delivery in the past ten years in mainland China.
87 literatures were picked out by searching relevant electronic databases and bibliographies of relevant journals.
The analysis showed randomized controlled trials that were the major type of research, while preclinical researches and literature reviews only account for around ten percent, respectively.
Clinical researches indicated that acupuncture can relieve labor pain, promote maternal uterine contraction, shorten birth process, and treat postpartum disorders.
Preclinical researches found that acupuncture can adjust certain hormones and improve uterus contraction of late-stage pregnant rats.
However, due to lack of large multicenter randomized controlled clinical trials, standardized evaluations of clinical effects in clinical researches and detailed mechanism study in preclinical researches and unequivocal conclusions about the effectiveness, efficacy, and mechanisms of acupuncture in this field cannot be obtained from those researches yet.
Further clinical and preclinical studies about the use of acupuncture in delivery with improved methodology is still needed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chen, Yingru& Zhang, Xuekai& Fang, Yigong& Yang, Jinsheng. 2014. Analyzing the Study of Using Acupuncture in Delivery in the Past Ten Years in China. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1018859
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chen, Yingru…[et al.]. Analyzing the Study of Using Acupuncture in Delivery in the Past Ten Years in China. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1018859
American Medical Association (AMA)
Chen, Yingru& Zhang, Xuekai& Fang, Yigong& Yang, Jinsheng. Analyzing the Study of Using Acupuncture in Delivery in the Past Ten Years in China. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1018859
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1018859