TNNMC Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing

  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 1

A study to assess the effectiveness of spleen meridian-6 and large intestine-4 acupressure on labour outcome among primi mothers at psg hospitals, Coimbatore

  • Author:
  • Lavanya
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 11 to 14

Lecturer, Ganga College of Nursing, Coimbatore

Abstract

Child Birth is most amazing things that will happen to a woman in her lifetime. It is one of the joyous events in woman life. Acupressure is safe, cost effective and easy to implement to use to manage labour pain. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) several techniques have been used effectively not only to facilitate labour but also to manage labour pain. Acupressure is the natural methods of pain relief for labour. Acupressure shortens the labour and lower subjective and objective pain score.