Abstract
Background: Controlling labor pains is now an essential part of midwifery care, and aromatherapy is a well-known medicinal treatment for easing labor pains. The aim of this research was to evaluate and analyze the most recent clinical trial results on the effects of lavender aromatherapy on labor pain management. Methods: Several keywords were searched in the MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases, including lavender, Lavandula, childbirth, labor, pregnancy, labor pain, aromatherapy, and delivery. Two authors extracted the data, and the Cochran quality management tool was used to assess the consistency of each study. Results: In general, 7 studies were reviewed after checking the titles and abstracts of the studies and eliminating obsolete or low-quality studies. Two studies were conducted in Egypt and Indonesia, and five studies were conducted in Iran. There were a wide variety of qualities in the studies, which could render more quantitative synthesis impractical. Massage aromatherapy was employed in three trials, and inhalation was applied in four studies. All findings suggested that lavender aromatherapy in both methods could reduce active phase labor pain. Conclusion: Although the results of this study showed that lavender aromatherapy suppressed labor pain, more detailed randomized clinical trials with higher precision are needed to achieve an accurate outcome for data generalization regarding the use of labor pain management.
Highlights
Labor pain is one of the most extreme types of pain faced by most females during labor [1] and may have negative consequences on both the mother and the fetus [2]
Some drugs have been shown to be helpful in mitigating labor pain, a Cochrane review study revealed that some treatments can reduce labor pain while still causing negative maternal and neonatal outcomes [7]
A scientific search was performed using a variety of keywords such as aromatherapy, lavender, Lavandula, gestation, conception, labor, delivery, birth, and labor pain in internal and external databases such as MEDLINE/ PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar
Summary
Labor pain is one of the most extreme types of pain faced by most females during labor [1] and may have negative consequences on both the mother and the fetus [2]. Some drugs have been shown to be helpful in mitigating labor pain, a Cochrane review study revealed that some treatments can reduce labor pain while still causing negative maternal and neonatal outcomes [7]. The non-pharmacological methods of reducing labor pain are not intrusive they are responsive and inexpensive and tend to be safe for both the mother and the fetus. The aim of this research was to evaluate and analyze the most recent clinical trial results on the effects of lavender aromatherapy on labor pain management. Conclusion: the results of this study showed that lavender aromatherapy suppressed labor pain, more detailed randomized clinical trials with higher precision are needed to achieve an accurate outcome for data generalization regarding the use of labor pain management.
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