Jiang SL, Jiang XM, Zheng QX, Liu XW. Auricular bean embedding improves urination in epidural labor analgesia: A single center randomized controlled study.
Technol Health Care 2023:THC220660. [PMID:
36776083 PMCID:
PMC10357180 DOI:
10.3233/thc-220660]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
Acupoint buried beans on the auricle is a feasible method to prevent and treat postpartum urinary retention.
OBJECTIVE
This study investigated the effect of auricular acupoint buried beans on postpartum urination and maternal and fetal outcomes following epidural analgesia for labor.
METHODS
Two hundred forty primiparas underwent vaginal trial labor analgesia from May 2020 to January 2021 and were randomly placed into the intervention and control groups. Both groups received epidural labor analgesia. Maternal urination during labor, 2 h postpartum, and the time for first postpartum urination were recorded as primary outcomes, with maternal and infant outcomes documented as secondary results. Statistical analysis was performed using the independent sample t-test, non-parametric rank-sum, or chi-square test using the SPSS Statistics 25.0 software.
RESULTS
Two hundred eight study participants were subsequently included in the results, i.e., 105 patients in the intervention group and 103 in the control group. The intervention group comprised a significantly lower number of patients with excessive residual urine volume at cervical dilatation of 5-6 cm (P< 0.05). The total postpartum score of the intervention group was lower than in the control group (P< 0.01), and the time to first urination was shorter compared with the control group (P< 0.05). In the intervention group, the time of labor analgesia, the duration of the first stage of labor, and the total labor time were shorter compared with the control group (P< 0.01).
CONCLUSION
Auricular acupoint embedded beans can improve the urination status at cervical dilatation of 5-6 cm and 2 h postpartum, as well as significantly shorten the duration of labor.
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