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Use of Aromatherapy on laboring women - Coggle Diagram
Use of Aromatherapy on laboring women
What is aromatherapy?
traditional and cultural practice
used in nursing for years
natural oils dervied from crops or flowers
used by
massage
diffuser
bath
several others
How does it work?
Limbic system
decrease cortisol
increase serotonin
Harms?
allergies
cost prohibitive
comingling of unhelpful scents
Evidence of effectiveness
Tabatabaeichehr, M., & Mortazavi, H. (2020). The Effectiveness of Aromatherapy in the Management of Labor Pain and Anxiety: A Systematic Review. Ethiopian journal of health sciences, 30(3), 449–458.
https://doi.org/10.4314/ejhs.v30i3.16
Tanvisut, R., Traisrisilp, K., & Tongsong, T. (2018). Efficacy of aromatherapy for reducing pain during labor: a randomized controlled trial. Archives of gynecology and obstetrics, 297(5), 1145-1150.
Yazdkhasti, M., & Pirak, A. (2016). The effect of aromatherapy with lavender essence on severity of labor pain and duration of labor in primiparous women. Complementary therapies in clinical practice, 25, 81-86.
https://evidencebasedbirth.com/aromatherapy-for-pain-relief-during-labor/