Correction: Complementary therapies for labour and birth study: a randomised controlled trial of antenatal integrative medicine for pain management in labour

Levett KM, Smith CA, Bensoussan A, et al. Complementary therapies for labour and birth study: a randomised controlled trial of antenatal integrative medicine for pain management and labour. BMJ Open 2016;6:e010691 doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010691.

There are several amendments to this article: Reference 23 should be Betts D. Acupressure techniques for use during childbirth and pregnancy. http://acupuncture.rhizome.net.nz (accessed 2015 2005).

The sentence: Acupressure,^{22 24} which uses six main points for use during labour selected from a previously published protocol.²³ These focus on hormone release for labour progression, augmentation of contractions, pain relief, nausea and positioning of baby.

Should read: Acupressure, ^{22 24} which uses six main points for use during labour selected from a previously published protocol.²³ The participants were given DVDs of the acupressure protocol²³ to take home for practice. These focus on hormone release for labour progression, augmentation of contractions, pain relief, nausea and positioning of baby.

The sentence: The LAS contains 29 questions with a seven-point Likert scale ranging from ‘1=almost always’, to‘7=rarely’. Therefore, scores could theoretically range from 29, indicating the highest control possible, to a high score of 203 indicating the lowest agency possible.

Should read: The LAS contains 29 questions with a seven-point Likert scale ranging from ‘1=almost always’, to‘7=rarely’. Therefore, scores could theoretically range from 29, indicating the lowest control possible, to a high score of 203 indicating the highest agency possible.

The acknowledgements have been corrected to include: Dr Debra Betts provided the acupressure protocol for labour and birth and can be accessed at this address: https://acupuncture.rhizome.net.nz/). Dr Debra Betts (debra.betts@rhizome.net.nz) and Tom Kennedy (tzkennedy@hotmail.com) provided the DVD for the study participants. None were directly involved in this study.

Reference 1 in the supplementary data has been corrected to:

Reference 1: Betts D. Acupressure techniques for use during childbirth and pregnancy. http://acupuncture.rhizome.net.nz (accessed 2015 2005).