Clinical Study of Auricular Acupressure and Doula Delivery Combined with Epidural Blocks in Painless Labor

XU Lihua; HUANG Zhihua

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1672-7185.2023.11.009

Abstract：Objective To investigate the clinical effects of auricular acupressure and doula delivery combined with epidural block anaesthesia in promoting painless labor and improving the outcome of labor.Methods A total of 120 parturients admitted to Nanping People's Hospital of Fujian Province from March 2021 to March 2023 were selected as study subjects.According to the principle of random grouping,they were divided into the reference group and the observation group,60 cases in each group.The reference group was accompanied by doula delivery combined with epidural block anesthesia,while the observation group was intervened with auricular acupoint pressure on the basis of doula delivery and epidural block.We compared the pain level of the two groups before and after the intervention,observed the mode of delivery of the two groups,compared the rate of vaginal delivery andlabor time between the two groups.Results After the intervention,the pain level,the time of each stage of labor and the total time of labor in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the reference group(P<0.05).The rate of transvaginal delivery in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the reference group(P<0.05).Conclusion Auricular acupressure and doula delivery combined with epidural block has a positive intervention effect in painless labor,which can effectively reduce labor pain and increase the rate of vaginal delivery.