Psychological effects of colors on reducing patients' pain and improving labor in women - A review study

Background: Each of the colors has a direct effect on the emotions, mind and body of people,which according to the characteristics of each color and the needs of patients, they are used fortreatment. However, due to the known effect of color therapy in reducing pain and improvingliber in women, no specific instructions and planning have been done for it. Therefore, with theaim of collecting and summarizing all related materials in this field, this study has tried tohighlight this useful, accessible and cost-effective treatment method and increase its use toreduce pain in patients and improve liber status in Births help.Methods: This study uses keywords, liber - women - pain - color therapy and search in magiran- Scopus - Science Direct-up to date-ISI- pubmed databases using Google Scholar and Worldcatsearch engines with article review Related was done from ۱۹۶۱ to ۲۰۲۰.Results: By reviewing ۲۸۱ articles in general, based on the inclusion criteria, ۳۰ articles wereselected for the final review, of which ۲۷ were English and ۳ were Persian. Research in ۳ mainareas: psychological effect of different colors, the effect of colors on reducing sense Pain and theeffect of colors on labor and delivery were studied and it was observed that colors such as blueand green are effective in reducing pain in patients, but the use of red, black, gray, white andorange colors is not recommended for patients. Colors have also been shown to reduce pain,improve labor, and better receive maternal education in childbirth preparation classes, and alsoaffect the fetus.Conclusion: Despite the proven effects of colors on both cases of the effect of colors on reducingpain and the effect of colors on labor and delivery, Not many studies have been done in thisregardTherefore, more research is needed to discover the secret of the effects of color duringpregnancy, childbirth, reducing pain and further investigating the mechanisms responsible forthem in humans.