title: [Effect of moxibustion at Sanyinjiao (SP 6) on delivery stage and postpartum bleeding of primipara].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the effect of moxibustion at Sanyinjiao (SP 6) on delivery stage of primipara.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty cases of primipara were divided into a moxibustion at Sanyinjiao group, a non-acupoint group and a blank group. When the diameter of wormb mouth opened to 2-3 cm, showing that it entered into active stage of uterine contraction, moxibustion at Sanyinjiao (SP 6) for primipara was applied in moxibustion at Sanyinjiao group; moxibustion was applied at 1 cun towards radialis from the region where 2 cun above Kongzui (LU 6) in non-acupoint group, 30 minutes treatment was for both groups. There was no intervention in blank group. After delivery, the time of first,second and third delivery stages and postpartum bleeding 2 hours after delivery were compared among three groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The active duration of first delivery stage in moxibustion at Sanyinjiao group was significantly shorter than that in the other two groups (P < 0.05, P < 0.01); the duration of the second delivery stage in moxibustion at Sanyinjiao group was significantly shorter than that in the other two groups (both P < 0.05) as well; the postpartum bleeding 2 hours after delivery in moxibustion at Sanyinjiao group was less than other two groups and the difference was statistic significant between moxibustion at Sanyinjiao group and blank group (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  By moxibustion at Sanyinjiao (SP 6), the active duration of first delivery stage and the duration of second delivery stage are markedly shortened, postpartum bleeding 2 hours after delivery is obviously reduced, and the safety of vaginal delivery is increased.
authors: TCM College of Hebei United University, Tangshan 063000, China. cjm2188@126.com
authors: Jian-Mei
authors: JM
authors: Cui
authors: Shu-Xiang
authors: SX
authors: Ma
authors: Zi-Huan
authors: ZH
authors: Jin
authors: Li-Hong
authors: LH
authors: Dong
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D000328:Adult; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007745:Labor Onset; D009071:Moxibustion; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D055815:Young Adult