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Transcutaneous nerve stimulation in labour
Author(s) -
Jones C.M.H. Miller
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1980.tb05121.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pethidine , stimulation , anesthesia , pain relief , transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation , apgar score , pregnancy , analgesic , alternative medicine , fetus , pathology , biology , genetics
Summary Transcutaneous nerve stimulation was assessed as a method of relieving pain in labour in 51 patients. The majority of patients found it sufficiently helpful to want to use it again in any subsequent labour, and it reduced the overall pethidine requirement compared with controls. It did not have an effect on Apgar neonatal scores or length of labour.