title: The role of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in management of labour in obstetric patients.
abstract: The study evaluated the effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) in the management of labour. It comprised of 125 subjects with 93 primiparae and 32 multiparae. They were divided into 3 groups. The first group received electrical stimulation from the TENS unit (TENS); the second group (placebo group) had the TENS machine connected but with no current from the TENS unit (TPL); whereas the third group had no machine application (control group). Analgesic requirements, pain assessment, labour duration, Obstetric outcome, and the comments from mother and midwife were analysed. No negative effects on the mothers and babies were reported. Neither was there any objective clinical significant differences demonstrated among the 3 groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiotherapy, Caritas Medical Centre, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: I W
authors.initials: IW
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Chin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D004561:Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation