Altern Ther Health Med. 2020 Nov;26(6):12-17.
Two-thirds of pregnant women experience nausea and vomiting during early pregnancy. The use of pharmacological drugs to alleviate this condition does not reduce nausea and vomiting to the desired extent.
The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of acupressure applied to Nei-guan (P6) point on nausea and vomiting in pregnancy.
This study was designed as a double-blind randomized controlled trial.
This study data was collected at a Private Hospital.
Turkish women with a singleton pregnancy at the gestation of 6-11 weeks were recruited. One hundred forty-nine women were randomized into the acupressure and control groups.
While the women in the acupressure group applied acupressure point on both wrists 3 times a day for 1 week, the women in the control group performed no intervention.
The participants' pre- and post-procedure nausea-vomiting status was assessed using the Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy Instrument.
In the present study, acupressure applied to the participants in the acupressure group very significantly reduced nausea and vomiting (Before intervention 7 vs. After intervention 4) compared to the control group (Before intervention 7 vs. After intervention 8, P < .001).
Statistical results have provided that acupressure taught to women was found to be highly effective in reducing pregnancy-induced nausea and vomiting. Teaching pregnant women how to perform acupressure on their own will be an alternative method especially for women who do not want to use pharmacological methods in the first trimester of their pregnancy.
三分之二的孕妇在孕早期会出现恶心和呕吐。使用药物来缓解这种情况并不能将恶心和呕吐减轻到理想的程度。
本研究旨在探讨内关（P6）点按压对妊娠恶心呕吐的影响。
本研究设计为双盲随机对照试验。
本研究数据收集于一家私立医院。
招募了土耳其单胎妊娠 6-11 周的女性。149 名女性随机分为按压组和对照组。
在按压组，女性每天在两个手腕上按压 3 次，持续 1 周，而对照组则不进行干预。
使用妊娠恶心呕吐量表评估参与者干预前后的恶心呕吐状况。
在本研究中，与对照组相比（干预前 7 分，干预后 8 分），按压组的按压非常显著地减轻了恶心和呕吐（干预前 7 分，干预后 4 分，P <.001）。
统计结果表明，教授给孕妇的按压被发现对减轻妊娠引起的恶心和呕吐非常有效。教孕妇自己进行按压将是一种替代方法，特别是对于那些在妊娠早期不想使用药物方法的女性。
