Table 7.
Analgesia used during 383 deliveries among women with PGP during pregnancy
| 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) |
Numbers reported with percentage of group.
± Mean scores are reported with standard deviations.
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.