The effect of ice pressure applied on large intestinal 4 on the labor pain and labor process.
PURPOSE
This study was designed as an experimental controlled study, aiming to identify the effect of ice massage with short duration (40 min) and long duration (80 min) applied on Large Intestinal 4 (LI4) acupressure point on labor process and perception of labor pain.


METHODS
The participants, who met the research criteria according to the results of power analysis, were 72 healthy pregnant women divided into experiment and control group.


RESULTS
Results show that ice massage applied on the LI4 region was effective in the 80th minute. Moreover, in terms of the effect of ice massage on labor duration, the application was found to reduce the labor duration of the women in the experimental group approximately 1 h on average.


CONCLUSION
It was found that the ice massage applied by midwives on the LI4 point during the active phase of delivery could reduce pain and shorten the delivery duration.
['Yildirim|Emine|E|', 'Alan|Sultan|S|', 'Gokyildiz|Sule|S|']
D019050:Acupressure D015669:Acupuncture Points D017679:Cryotherapy D005260:Female D006801:Humans D007053:Ice D048949:Labor Pain D007743:Labor, Obstetric D011247:Pregnancy
Ice Labor pain Massage Acupressure