Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for postpartum hypogalactia: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Breast milk is recognised as the best natural food for neonates, but many women experience postpartum hypogalactia (PH). Randomised trials have found that acupuncture exert therapeutic effect on women with PH. However, systematic reviews on the efficacy and safety of acupuncture are still lacking; therefore, this systematic review aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for PH.

Methods and analysis

Six English databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, EBSCO, Scopus, and Web of Science) and four Chinese databases (China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wan-Fang, Chinese Biomedical Literature and Chinese Scientific Journal) will be systematically searched from their establishment to 1 September 2022. Randomised controlled trials of the efficac

SUBMITTER: Bao QN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10008430 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature