Birthing ball for reducing labor pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Jessica M GrenvikEmily RosenthalStephanie WeyGabriele SacconeValentino De VivoAntonietta De Prisco LcpBeatriz E Delgado GarcíaVincenzo Berghella

Published in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2021)

The birthing ball is an effective method of pain reduction during labor for women laboring without an epidural.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
spinal cord
systematic review
polycystic ovary syndrome
type diabetes
pregnant women
metabolic syndrome
spinal cord injury
pregnancy outcomes
adipose tissue
postoperative pain