Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation (TENS) on labor pain and the duration of first stage of labor.

Smita Elizabeth Joseph,Annamma Thomas, Rita Mhaskar, John Michael

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Abstract Purpose: Labour pain is caused by contraction of the uterine muscles and the pressure of the baby’s presenting part on the cervix. The effective management of labour pain plays a decisive role in the labour outcome indicating the need for a non-pharmacological therapy to manage labour pain. Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted on 300 pregnant women at low antenatal risk who anticipated full term vaginal delivery in a tertiary care hospital in Urban South India. During the active phase of first stage of labour, the women in the experimental group received TENs which was increased in intensity with the increase in pain and the women in the control group received TENS at baseline intensity. Both groups of women received the routine obstetric care. The primary outcome measure was intensity of labour pain assessed using the Visual Analog Scale at 3-4 cms of cervical dilatation and at full cervical dilatation. An independent sample t-test compared the mean VAS scores and labour duration between groups. A Chi-square test was used to compare categorical variables between the groups. Results: The experimental group (n=150) had statistically significantly lower mean VAS scores at full cervical dilatation than the control group (n=150) (p < 0.001) and a statistically significant shorter duration of the active labour phase than the control group (p < 0.001). Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that TENS can be used as a non-pharmacological therapy to reduce pain perception and to shorten the active phase of first stage of labour.
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