Investigating the Effect of Acupressure, LV3 Point on Fetal Non Stress- Test Parameters: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Objectives: The fetal heart rate monitoring is actually the first test to evaluate the health of fetus. Mother s mental condition impacts the heart rate pattern. Acupressure acts on the basis of acupuncture points and, according to hormonal neurotransmitter theory, acupressure secretes encephalin and reduces the level of stress and anxiety of the mother. Therefore the aim of this study was to determine the effect of acupressure, point (LV3) on the parameters of Fetal non stress- test.Method: This clinical trial was performed on 84primparous women in Bentolhoda hospital in Bojnurd using purpose-sampling method. Samples were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. In the intervention group pressure was applied on the LV3 point in each leg for2.5mins while in the control group, around the point was touched. Fetal non-stress test was performed for20minutes in two steps and interpreted by the hospital specialist and skilled person, unaware to the aims of the study. Collected data was analyzed by the Spss software.Findings: In the intervention group, the mean difference of the baseline heart rate variables, the number of increase in the basal heart rate of the fetus, the increase in basal heart rate, the number of fetal movements were statistically significant and more in the second10minutes after the intervention, than the first10minutes (p<0.05).The difference in mean of the increase in basal heart rate and the number of fetal movements in the intervention group was more than the control group during the first and second stages and was statistically significant(p<0.05). Result: The parameters of Non stress test are improved by acupressure, the false non-reactive test and unnecessary interventions are reduced.

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Clinical trial ، acupressure ، LV3 point ، fetal Non stress test