title: Nonpharmacologic labor analgesia.
abstract: A supportive medical team should be well informed on the various pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic modalities of coping with or mitigating labor pain to appropriately support and respectfully care for parturients. Using the methodical rigor of previously published Cochrane systematic reviews, this summary evaluates and discusses the efficacy of nonpharmacologic labor analgesic interventions.
authors: Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. arendt.katherine@mayo.edu
authors: Katherine W
authors: KW
authors: Arendt
authors: Jennifer A
authors: JA
authors: Tessmer-Tuck
mesh_terms: D019050:Acupressure / Q000379:methods; D015667:Acupuncture Analgesia / Q000379:methods; D016362:Analgesia, Obstetrical / Q000379:methods*; D019341:Aromatherapy / Q000379:methods; D059037:Doulas; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006875:Hydrotherapy / Q000379:methods; D006990:Hypnosis / Q000379:methods; D048949:Labor Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012064:Relaxation Therapy / Q000379:methods; D012944:Social Support; D004561:Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015013:Yoga
keywords: Acupuncture; Aromatherapy; Hydrotherapy; Hypnosis; Nonpharmacologic labor analgesia; Sterile water papules; TENS; Yoga