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Hypnosis and Acupuncture Show Promise for Labor Pain

raining, she said, so health researchers are motivated to figure out if mothers are wasting their money by investing in them.

But Simkin said that she — and the women for whom she provides care — employ many of the different therapies examined in the Cochrane review. Massage, in particular, is frequently used by doulas and taught to labor partners.

"If massage makes women feel more comfortable until they get another form of pain relief or if they gain a sense of mastery using some of these self-help techniques, if women find it helpful, I think that makes it worthwhile — even if it can’t be shown that they lead to fewer epidurals," Simkin said.

"I’d love to get good hard evidence on some of these things where the evidence is insufficient," she said.

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