The use of alternative or complimentary therapies is a relatively new practice in western medicine. In recent years, alternative therapies have started to grow in use and popularity. Because of this growth, a new interest in studying the scientific effectiveness of alternative therapies and western medicine. One of the recent evidence based research studies in alternative therapy is the use of acupuncture in obstetric patients going through labor. The article, Effects of Noninvasive Electroacupuncture on Labour Pain and Duration (Mucuk, S., & Baser, M., 2014) was created to test the effects of TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) powered acupuncture or electroacupuncture on intrapartum pain management. The study focused on electroacupunture
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1603).” Previously, a combination of both sites were tested to treat intrapatum pain and this study set out to test one point against the other. The study was done at the Kayseri Maternity Hospital in Turkey with participants designated in three different groups: control, L14, and SP6. Each group contained 40 women who were “ gestational age of 37-42 weeks, had normal vertex presentation, cervical dilation of 3-5 cm, had regular labor contraction, and demonstrated the ability to communicate and participate in the study (Mucuk, S., & Baser, M., 2014, p. 1604).” The women of each group were tested one at a time then the results were later compared. Participants of the study were given a questionnaire to determine socio-economic history, pregnancy history, and then information of each women’s labor ie labor length and cervical changes was added to the information of each person. To subjectively test the effectiveness of the electroacupunture, each women was asked to rate her pain on VAS (visual analog scale) ranging from 1-10. Electroacupunture application was rated for effectiveness during contractions, after contractions, 30 minutes after the use of the electroacupunture and 60 minutes after its use (Mucuk, S., & Baser, M.,
1603).” Previously, a combination of both sites were tested to treat intrapatum pain and this study set out to test one point against the other. The study was done at the Kayseri Maternity Hospital in Turkey with participants designated in three different groups: control, L14, and SP6. Each group contained 40 women who were “ gestational age of 37-42 weeks, had normal vertex presentation, cervical dilation of 3-5 cm, had regular labor contraction, and demonstrated the ability to communicate and participate in the study (Mucuk, S., & Baser, M., 2014, p. 1604).” The women of each group were tested one at a time then the results were later compared. Participants of the study were given a questionnaire to determine socio-economic history, pregnancy history, and then information of each women’s labor ie labor length and cervical changes was added to the information of each person. To subjectively test the effectiveness of the electroacupunture, each women was asked to rate her pain on VAS (visual analog scale) ranging from 1-10. Electroacupunture application was rated for effectiveness during contractions, after contractions, 30 minutes after the use of the electroacupunture and 60 minutes after its use (Mucuk, S., & Baser, M.,