A randomised controlled trial evaluating the effect of immersion bath on labour pain

Silva, Flora Maria Barbosa da; Oliveira, Sonia Maria Junqueira Vasconcellos de; Nobre, Moacyr Roberto Cucê

doi:10.1016/j.midw.2007.04.006

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“…(9) In our field, a randomized study of 108 pregnant women also showed that the warm bath is a good option to offer pain relief without interfering with the progression of labor or conditions of the newborn. (15) In a systematic review with 3,146 parturient who had used the warm bath, suggested that this practice reduces the use of epidural analgesia and offers no adverse effects to the mother and fetus. (3) The use of the warm bath during labor promotes relaxation and reduces pain, anxiety and stress-related parameters, without the risks caused by other treatments.…”

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“…(3) The use of the warm bath during labor promotes relaxation and reduces pain, anxiety and stress-related parameters, without the risks caused by other treatments. (1,(13)(14)(15) This phenomenon is explained by the fact that stimulation of pain receptors goes through the spine to the brain where the response is direct. The signals generated by the warm bath stimulate epidermal thermoreceptors to reach the brain faster than the pain receptor sent, effectively blocking transmission, thus the perception of pain.…”

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Banho quente de aspersão, exercícios perineais com bola suíça e dor no trabalho de parto

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Objective: To evaluate, in an isolated and combined manner, the use of warm aspersion bath and perineal exercises performed with Swiss ball during labor, facing pain perception. Methods: This is a clinical or intervention study. We recruited 15 pregnant women at low obstetric risk who accepted the use of non-pharmacological interventions for pain relief and who also accepted being questioned about their perception of pain using a visual analogue scale. Results: When the interventions studied were associated, pain reduction was significant. There was no significant difference in pain scores, when interventions were isolated. Conclusion:The results indicate that the associated use of non-pharmacological methods for pain relief, warm aspersion bath and perineal exercises with the Swiss ball during the dilation phase is related to the reduction of pain and promotion of the parturient's comfort when associated. ResumoObjetivo: Avaliar de forma isolada e combinada a utilização do banho quente de aspersão e exercícios perineais realizados com bola suíça durante o trabalho de parto e a percepção da dor. Métodos: Estudo clínico experimental ou de intervenção, randomizado. Foram recrutadas 15 parturientes de baixo risco obstétrico que aceitaram utilizar intervenções não farmacológicas para alívio da dor e questionadas sobre a percepção dolorosa, utilizando a aplicação da escala analógica visual. Resultados: Quando as intervenções em estudo foram associadas a diminuição da dor foi significativa. Não houve diferença significativa no escore de dor, quando as intervenções foram isoladas. Conclusão: Os resultados indicam que a utilização associada dos métodos não farmacológicos para alívio da dor, banho quente de aspersão e exercícios perineais com a bola suíça durante a fase de dilatação está relacionada com a redução da dor da parturiente e promoção do conforto materno, quando associados.

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Banho quente de aspersão, exercícios perineais com bola suíça e dor no trabalho de parto

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“…Hydrotherapy (immersion or bathing) is used worldwide by thousands of women to promote relaxation and decrease parturient anxiety and pain during labor (Alderdice et al, 1995; Benfield, 2002; Benfield, Herman, Katz, Wilson, & Davis, 2001; Cammu, Classen, Van Wettere, & Derde, 1994; da Silva, de Oliveira, & Nobre, 2009; Eldor, Burstein, Dudakova, & Stark, 1992; Lenstrup et al, 1987; Rosenthal, 1991). Hydrotherapy is even thought to correct uterine dystocia (slow labor; Cluett, Pickering, Getliffe, & St George Saunders, 2004).…”

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The Effects of Hydrotherapy on Anxiety, Pain, Neuroendocrine Responses, and Contraction Dynamics During Labor

Benfield

Hortobágyi

Tanner

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Biological Research For Nursing

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Background Hydrotherapy (immersion, or bathing) is used worldwide to promote relaxation and decrease parturient anxiety and pain in labor, but the psychophysiological effects of this intervention remain obscure. Design A pre-test post-test design with repeated measures was used to examine the effects of hydrotherapy on maternal anxiety and pain, neuroendocrine responses, plasma volume shift and uterine contractions during labor. Correlations among variables were examined at three time points (pre-immersion and twice during hydrotherapy). Methods Eleven term women (mean age 24.5 years) in spontaneous labor were immersed to the xiphoid in 37°C water for 1 hr. Blood samples and measures of anxiety and pain were obtained under dry baseline conditions and repeated at 15 and 45 min of hydrotherapy. Uterine contractions were monitored telemetrically. Results Hydrotherapy was associated with decreases in anxiety, vasopressin and oxytocin levels at 15 and 45 min (all p < .05). There were no significant differences between pre-immersion and immersion pain or cortisol levels. Pain decreased more for women with high baseline pain than for women with low baseline levels at 15 and 45 min. Cortisol levels decreased twice as much at 15 min of hydrotherapy for women with high baseline pain as for those with low baseline pain. Beta-endorphin levels increased at 15 min but did not differ between baseline and 45 min. During immersion, uterine-contraction frequency decreased. A positive plasma volume shift at 15 min was correlated with contraction duration. Conclusions Hydrotherapy during labor affects neuroendocrine responses that modify psychophysiological processes.

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“…[68] WI in primipara at any stage of labor, from 2 cm external opening of the uterine cervix, significantly decreased parturition duration compared with traditional delivery. It raised both the amplitude and frequency of uterine contractions proportional to uterine cervix gaping with no disturbances in contraction activity of the uterus.…”

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Scientific evidence-based effects of hydrotherapy on various systems of the body

Mooventhan¹,

2014

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The use of water for various treatments (hydrotherapy) is probably as old as mankind. Hydrotherapy is one of the basic methods of treatment widely used in the system of natural medicine, which is also called as water therapy, aquatic therapy, pool therapy, and balneotherapy. Use of water in various forms and in various temperatures can produce different effects on different system of the body. Many studies/reviews reported the effects of hydrotherapy only on very few systems and there is lack of studies/reviews in reporting the evidence-based effects of hydrotherapy on various systems. We performed PubMed and PubMed central search to review relevant articles in English literature based on “effects of hydrotherapy/balneotherapy” on various systems of the body. Based on the available literature this review suggests that the hydrotherapy has a scientific evidence-based effect on various systems of the body.

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A randomised controlled trial evaluating the effect of immersion bath on labour pain

Cited by 58 publications

References 17 publications

Banho quente de aspersão, exercícios perineais com bola suíça e dor no trabalho de parto

Banho quente de aspersão, exercícios perineais com bola suíça e dor no trabalho de parto

The Effects of Hydrotherapy on Anxiety, Pain, Neuroendocrine Responses, and Contraction Dynamics During Labor

Scientific evidence-based effects of hydrotherapy on various systems of the body

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