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Table 7 Analgesia used during 383 deliveries among women with PGP during pregnancy

From: Treatments of pelvic girdle pain in pregnant women: adverse effects of standard treatment, acupuncture and stabilising exercises on the pregnancy, mother, delivery and the fetus/neonate

Analgesia

   
 

Standard Group (n = 129)

Acupuncture Group (n = 124)

Stabilising exercise group (n = 130)

Nitrous oxide/oxygen

101 (78.3)

87 (70.2)

100 (76.9)

Tub bath

21 (16.3)

16 (12.9)

26 (20.0)

TENS

5 (3.9)

4 (3.2)

5 (3.8)

Acupuncture

20 (15.5)

18 (14.5)

26 (20.0)

IC sterile water

7 (5.4)

2 (1.6)

7 (5.4)

Infiltration of local anaesthetic

34 (26.4)

39 (31.4)

34 (26.1)

Pethidine

0

0

0

Pudendal nerve blockade

4 (3.1)

6 (4.8)

3 (2.3)

Paracervical blockade

1 (0.8)

5 (4.0)

2 (1.5)

Epidural analgesia

30 (23.3)

32 (25.8)

31 (23.8)

Spinal analgesia

16 (12.4)

13 (10.5)

11 (8.5)

General Anaesthesia

4 (3.1)

6 (4.8)

8 (6.2)

  1. Numbers reported with percentage of group.
  2. ± Mean scores are reported with standard deviations.
  3. Data were tested for significance with Fischer's exact test. Adjustments (multiplication by three) of the p-values due to multiple comparisons were performed by Bonferroni's method when appropriate. There were no significant differences between groups.