Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

25 questions · 27 findings · 3 reviews · Pregnancy and Childbirth

No studies found 13 · 48.1%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 7 · 25.9%Low 7 · 25.9%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Satisfaction with childbirth experience ‐ not reported · women in labour

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Massage, reflexology and other manual methods for pain management in labour 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Assisted vaginal birth — not reported · women in labour

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Massage, reflexology and other manual methods for pain management in labour 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Caesarean section — not reported · women in labour

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Massage, reflexology and other manual methods for pain management in labour 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Use of pharmacological analgesia · women in labour

It is very uncertain whether massage changes use of pharmacological pain relief compared with music (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Massage, reflexology and other manual methods for pain management in labour 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.41 [0.16, 1.08]
1 study · 101 participants
Very low

Length of labour — not reported · women in labour

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Massage, reflexology and other manual methods for pain management in labour 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found