Auricular acupuncture as effective pain relief after episiotomy: a randomized controlled pilot study.

Katarina Kličan JaićTihana Magdić TurkovićMaja PešićIvka DjakovićVesna KošecAndro Košec

Published in: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics (2019)

Our findings confirm that auricular acupuncture therapy may be a valuable adjunct to analgesic therapy in patients undergoing episiotomy during vaginal delivery. The results prompt a question whether our current 'best practice' may yet be improved.

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