O'Hair Cayla M, Armstrong Kathryn, Rutherford Helena J V
Sewanee: The University of the South, Sewanee, TN, USA.
Yale Child Study Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Int J Ther Massage Bodywork. 2018 Aug 5;11(3):15-19. eCollection 2018 Aug.
A significant number of women continue to smoke tobacco during pregnancy despite the increased risk of complications to fetal and infant development. Therefore, effective interventions are needed to assist pregnant women with the process of tobacco cessation. Traditional counseling programs have demonstrated some success; however, novel approaches that target stress as a mechanism in the maintenance of addiction would be valuable.
To examine the role of stress in addiction and the utility of massage therapy to decrease stress during pregnancy.
Preliminary evidence suggests massage therapy may be beneficial to decreasing tobacco use, and research in pregnant populations is needed.
尽管吸烟会增加胎儿和婴儿发育出现并发症的风险,但仍有相当数量的女性在孕期继续吸烟。因此,需要有效的干预措施来帮助孕妇戒烟。传统的咨询项目已取得了一些成效;然而,将压力作为成瘾维持机制的新方法将很有价值。
研究压力在成瘾中的作用以及按摩疗法在孕期减轻压力方面的效用。
初步证据表明按摩疗法可能有助于减少烟草使用,还需要对孕妇群体进行研究。