Abstract
Background: Hydrotherapy is a resource that is increasingly being used, and may possibly help with labor. Aims: to describe the possible effects of using hydrotherapy in facilitating labor. Method: Integrative review carried out in the LILACS, SCIELO and MEDLINE/PUBMED databases using the descriptors hydrotherapy, labor pain and humanized childbirth. Selected only in Portuguese and English, available in free texts, published between 2017 and 2022. Results: Of the 22 identified, only 3 studies were included: two randomized trials and one observational study applied the use of a hot bath in a bathtub or shower in isolation or associated with Swiss ball exercises. There was a reduction in pain, an increase in cervical dilatation, a reduction in anxiety and a shorter duration of labor. Conclusion: The use of a warm immersion or aspersion bath alone or when combined with exercises on the Swiss ball promotes greater comfort, reduces anxiety and fear, regulates uterine contractions, cervix dilation and increases the level of satisfaction with care in childbirth.
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