Background This review is one in a series of Cochrane reviews investigating pain
management for childbirth. These reviews all contribute to an overview of systematic reviews …

Introduction Fear of childbirth is a problematic mental health issue during pregnancy. But,
effective interventions to reduce this problem are not well understood. Objectives To …

Objective To evaluate the effect of an antenatal integrative medicine education programme
in addition to usual care for nulliparous women on intrapartum epidural use. Design Open …

Presently, the gold standard for pain control in laboring patients is neuraxial blockade, which
includes a spinal, epidural, or a combined spinal-epidural technique. In conjunction with …

Aims and objectives To compare and rank the efficacy and safety of non‐pharmacological
interventions in the management of labour pain. Background Recently, various non …

Childbirth is a remarkable, life-changing process and is frequently regarded as an
excruciating, physically and emotionally demanding experience that women endure. Labor …

Background Women's experience of pain during labor varies greatly, and pain control is a
major concern for obstetricians. Several methods have been studied for pain management …

Objective This review aims to identify non‐medical interventions that may reduce the fear of
childbirth, directly or indirectly (through its factors). Methods This review followed the …

ABSTRACT Background The Fear of Childbirth (FOC) is regarded as a general problem,
which affects women's health and well-being, justifying demanding caesarean section …

Background The use of hypnosis as a complementary therapy in the perinatal field is
expanding, however, there is little research for its impact on perinatal mental health. Here …