The Effects of Virtual Reality in Maternal Delivery: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Extreme labor pain has negative effects; pharmacologic analgesic modalities are effective but are accompanied by adverse effects. Virtual reality (VR) works as a distracting nonpharmacologic intervention for pain and anxiety relief; however, the effects of VR use in laboring women is unknown.

Objective

Our study aimed to determine the safety and effectiveness of VR technology during labor and delivery and investigate whether it impacts labor and patient satisfaction.

Methods

In all, 7 databases (PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, CINAHL, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and Wan-Fang Database) were systematically searched for randomized controlled trials of VR use in pregnancy and childbirth from the time of database construction u

SUBMITTER: Xu N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9730208 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature