The effect of acupressure at SP6 point on analgesic taking in women during labor

Abstract

Background : According to the potential side effects of analgesics and anaesthetic drugs to control the labour pains, it is possible to replace non-medical method for palliative treatment. The purpose of this research is to assess the effect of acupressure in spleen point 6 (SP6) on the amount of analgesic drug taking during labour.