BACKGROUND: Aromatherapy as an alternative and complementary medicine is a well-
known method for reducing the symptoms of various physiological processes such as labor …

Background: Pain is a common experience for women during labor. Therefore, pain relief
care for mothers during labor is very important. This meta-analysis was conducted to …

Materials and Methods: This clinical trial was performed on 80 nulliparous women who
referred to Ahvaz Amir-Al-Momenin Hospital, Iran, during 2014. Women were randomly …

Methods: In this clinical trial study, after completing the consent form, 111 primiparous
women were randomly divided into three groups Aromatherapy, Placebo and Control …

Introduction: Alleviating labor pain has always been one of the most important issues in
midwifery practice. Nowadays, non-pharmacological pain relief methods such as …

Introduction: Pain is a common phenomenon and an inevitable component of childbirth. Feel
or experience of pain effect can lead to fear and anxiety in the process of childbirth. In …

Introduction: Randomized controlled trials are critical and important studies in medical
sciences. Due to the vital role of such studies in production of valid scientific evidence in the …

Introduction: Massage is proposed as a non-pharmacological methods of pain relief, but the
effectiveness of massage in obstetric interventions is not clear. This systematic review was …

Methods: The present study is a double-blind clinical trial having been conducted in control
group and breathing-techniques group, each including 60 subjects randomly selected …

Introduction: Despite conventional views that pain is unavoidable during delivery and should
be suffered; today pain relief is introduced as new idea. Our aim was to evaluate …