Cochrane · systematic review · CD009356
Hypnosis for pain management during labour and childbirth
Madden, K, Middleton, P, Cyna, AM, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library
Pregnancy and ChildbirthAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
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current version
GRADE rated
9
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 11.1%Low 8 · 88.9%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Self‐hypnosis or hypnotherapy versus all for management of pain during labour and childbirth
Population: pregnant women
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Use of pharmacological pain relief/anaesthesia Self‐hypnosis or hypnotherapy vs all | RR 0.73 [0.57, 0.94] | 8 studies · 2916 participants | Very low Downgraded: inconsistency |
Satisfaction with pain relief (number of women who reported that they felt they had adequate pain relief) Self‐hypnosis or hypnotherapy vs all | RR 1.06 [0.94, 1.2] | 1 study · 264 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Satisfaction with pain relief (reported 2 weeks postnatal) ‐ Pethidine Seven‐point scale: 7 = most satisfaction Self‐hypnosis or hypnotherapy vs all | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 72 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Satisfaction with pain relief (reported 2 weeks postnatal) ‐ Entenox Seven‐point scale: 7 = most satisfaction Self‐hypnosis or hypnotherapy vs all | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 357 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Satisfaction with pain relief (reported 2 weeks postnatal) ‐ Self‐hypnosis Seven‐point scale: 7 = most satisfaction Self‐hypnosis or hypnotherapy vs all | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 160 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Satisfaction with pain relief (reported 2 weeks postnatal) ‐ Epidural Seven‐point scale: 7 = most satisfaction Self‐hypnosis or hypnotherapy vs all | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 127 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Satisfaction with pain relief (reported 2 weeks postnatal) ‐ Water immersion Seven‐point scale: 7 = most satisfaction Self‐hypnosis or hypnotherapy vs all | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 174 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Coping in labour Self‐hypnosis or hypnotherapy vs all | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 420 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Spontaneous vaginal birth Self‐hypnosis or hypnotherapy vs all | RR 1.12 [0.96, 1.32] | 6 studies · 2361 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |