Comparison 1. Acupressure compared with sham control.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Decreased maternal anxiety	1	75	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐1.40 [‐2.51, ‐0.29]
2 Use of pharmacological analgesia	1	75	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.54 [0.20, 1.43]
3 Length of labour	1	75	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐52.60 [‐85.77, ‐19.43]
4 Length of first stage of labour	1	85	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐2.12 [‐3.65, ‐0.59]