Zabol Medicinal Plants Research Center, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran.
Nurse Midwifery, Louise Herrington School of Nursing, Baylor University, Dallas, TX, USA.
Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2019 May;35:290-295. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2019.03.010. Epub 2019 Mar 15.
and purpose: Aromatherapy is a known popular method to reduce the symptoms of various physiologic processes and diseases. The aim of the study was to determine whether aromatherapy improves symptoms commonly experienced by women during the postpartum period.
In the present systematic review, four international databases (PubMed, Google Scholar, Web of Science, and Scopus) were searched from inception of databases through August 2018. References for each study were manually reviewed to ensure that relevant works were included.
Thirty-four (34) articles were identified with 17 studies meeting eligibility criteria and included a total of 1400 women using a variety of aromatherapies. Results demonstrated that aromatherapy can improve symptoms commonly experienced in post-partum period, including depression, stress, pain, anxiety, and fatigue.
There are therapeutic effects in use of aromatherapy during the post-partum period. Aromatherapy, however, should be used with caution as safety concerns have not been conclusively demonstrated.
目的：芳香疗法是一种已知的流行方法，可减轻各种生理过程和疾病的症状。本研究的目的是确定芳香疗法是否能改善女性产后期间常见的症状。
在本系统评价中，从数据库建立开始到 2018 年 8 月，检索了四个国际数据库（PubMed、Google Scholar、Web of Science 和 Scopus）。手动审查了每项研究的参考文献，以确保纳入了相关文献。
确定了 34 篇文章，其中 17 项研究符合纳入标准，共纳入 1400 名使用各种芳香疗法的女性。结果表明，芳香疗法可以改善产后常见的症状，包括抑郁、压力、疼痛、焦虑和疲劳。
在产后期间使用芳香疗法有治疗作用。然而，由于安全性问题尚未得到明确证实，因此应谨慎使用芳香疗法。
