Dual method P6 acupressure to overcome nausea and vomiting during early pregnancy

Pregnancy can lead to nausea and vomiting, commonly affecting women during the first trimester but sometimes continuing throughout the entire pregnancy. This study utilized a quantitative, non-equivalent control group design, a prevalent approach in quasi-experimental research. It involved 120 preg...

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Main Authors: Tuti Meihartati, Leny Suzana Suddin, Zatul Akmar Ahmad
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Published: PAGEPress Publications 2024-12-01
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description Pregnancy can lead to nausea and vomiting, commonly affecting women during the first trimester but sometimes continuing throughout the entire pregnancy. This study utilized a quantitative, non-equivalent control group design, a prevalent approach in quasi-experimental research. It involved 120 pregnant women between 6 and 16 weeks of gestation who were experiencing moderate to severe symptoms of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (NVP). Participants were recruited from four private maternity clinics in Samarinda, Indonesia. The study was registered with the Indonesia Clinical Research Registry (INA-DOBP5OS0). The results indicated that the Pregnancy-Unique Quantification of Emesis (PUQE) scores for the participants in the intervention group were significantly lower than those in the control group after the intervention period (P<0.01). Furthermore, no adverse effects were reported following the intervention. Regarding the satisfaction variable, the study found that the dual methods of P6 acupressure resulted in a statistically significant improvement in satisfaction among pregnant women with NVP (Z=1830, P<0.01). Based on our findings, the use of dual P6 acupressure, which includes both pressure application and an acupressure band, is effective in reducing nausea and vomiting experienced by pregnant women.
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spelling doaj-art-052b3c0b032c4924a132480b1eeea4b92025-08-20T01:59:34ZengPAGEPress PublicationsHealthcare in Low-resource Settings2281-78242024-12-0110.4081/hls.2024.13145Dual method P6 acupressure to overcome nausea and vomiting during early pregnancyTuti Meihartati0Leny Suzana Suddin1Zatul Akmar Ahmad2Department of Midwifery, Institute of Health Technology and Science Wiyata Husada SamarindaDepartment of Public Health Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, SelangorDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor Pregnancy can lead to nausea and vomiting, commonly affecting women during the first trimester but sometimes continuing throughout the entire pregnancy. This study utilized a quantitative, non-equivalent control group design, a prevalent approach in quasi-experimental research. It involved 120 pregnant women between 6 and 16 weeks of gestation who were experiencing moderate to severe symptoms of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (NVP). Participants were recruited from four private maternity clinics in Samarinda, Indonesia. The study was registered with the Indonesia Clinical Research Registry (INA-DOBP5OS0). The results indicated that the Pregnancy-Unique Quantification of Emesis (PUQE) scores for the participants in the intervention group were significantly lower than those in the control group after the intervention period (P<0.01). Furthermore, no adverse effects were reported following the intervention. Regarding the satisfaction variable, the study found that the dual methods of P6 acupressure resulted in a statistically significant improvement in satisfaction among pregnant women with NVP (Z=1830, P<0.01). Based on our findings, the use of dual P6 acupressure, which includes both pressure application and an acupressure band, is effective in reducing nausea and vomiting experienced by pregnant women. https://www.pagepressjournals.org/hls/article/view/13145Effectivenesssafetysatisfactionacupressurenausea and vomitingearly pregnancy
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Leny Suzana Suddin
Zatul Akmar Ahmad
Dual method P6 acupressure to overcome nausea and vomiting during early pregnancy
Healthcare in Low-resource Settings
Effectiveness
safety
satisfaction
acupressure
nausea and vomiting
early pregnancy
title Dual method P6 acupressure to overcome nausea and vomiting during early pregnancy
title_full Dual method P6 acupressure to overcome nausea and vomiting during early pregnancy
title_fullStr Dual method P6 acupressure to overcome nausea and vomiting during early pregnancy
title_full_unstemmed Dual method P6 acupressure to overcome nausea and vomiting during early pregnancy
title_short Dual method P6 acupressure to overcome nausea and vomiting during early pregnancy
title_sort dual method p6 acupressure to overcome nausea and vomiting during early pregnancy
topic Effectiveness
safety
satisfaction
acupressure
nausea and vomiting
early pregnancy
url https://www.pagepressjournals.org/hls/article/view/13145
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