What do systematic reviews say?

Self‐hypnosis or hypnotherapy vs all

It is very uncertain whether self‐hypnosis or hypnotherapy changes use of pharmacological pain relief/anaesthesia compared with all (very low certainty).

• Hypnosis for pain management during labour and childbirth 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.73 [0.57, 0.94]
  8 studies · 2916 participants
  Very low

Self‐hypnosis or hypnotherapy vs all

Self‐hypnosis or hypnotherapy showed no clear difference in satisfaction with pain relief (number of women who reported that… compared with all (low certainty).

• Hypnosis for pain management during labour and childbirth 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.06 [0.94, 1.2]
  1 study · 264 participants
  Low
• Hypnosis for pain management during labour and childbirth 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 72 participants
  Low
• Hypnosis for pain management during labour and childbirth 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 357 participants
  Low

Self‐hypnosis or hypnotherapy vs all

• Hypnosis for pain management during labour and childbirth 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 420 participants
  Low

Self‐hypnosis or hypnotherapy vs all

Self‐hypnosis or hypnotherapy showed no clear difference in spontaneous vaginal birth compared with all (low certainty).

• Hypnosis for pain management during labour and childbirth 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.12 [0.96, 1.32]
  6 studies · 2361 participants
  Low