title: [Non-medicamentous treatment of labor pain by electrostimulation].
abstract: Methods of electric stimulation have been tested for their effect on labour pain during delivery. Beside the central (cerebral) electric stimulation electro-acupuncture and transcutaneous electric stimulation have been used. Because of the only moderate results and the difficulties in clinical handling electro-acupuncture is not very usefull for pain reduction during child birth. Central stimulation and transcutaneous stimulation brought relief of pain in about 60% of the 209 patients treated with these methods in addition to a significant reduction of the labour period. No side effects on mother or child were observed.
mesh_terms: D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000379:methods*; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D004580:Electronarcosis / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D004561:Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014590:Uterine Contraction
vernacular_title: Nicht-medikamentöse Behandlung des Geburtsschmerzes durch Elektrostimulation.