Effects of foot reflexology massage on pregnant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies.

ABSTRACT: To explore the effects of foot reflexology massage on anxiety, pain, duration of labor, labor satisfaction, blood pressure, pulse rate and respiratory rate in pregnant women. We systematically searched eight databases for randomized controlled studies on the effects of foot reflexology massage on pregnant women. The inclusion criteria were as follow: participants were pregnant woman; the intervention is foot reflexology or foot massage; the control intervention is placebo, usual care, or no intervention; outcome indicators included pain, anxiety, birth satisfaction, duration of labor, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration; and study type was randomized controlled study. Studies that did not meet the above requirements were excluded. We assessed the quality of the included studies using th

SUBMITTER: Yang JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10781947 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature