The Analgesic Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation on Labor: A Randomized Control Study.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the analgesic effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) on labor.

Methods: Primiparas with single birth and head presentation were enrolled in this study and randomly divided into three groups: TEAS group (n = 76), patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) group (n = 75), and control group without any analgesic measures (n = 78).

Results: Compared with the control group, the visual analog scores of the TEAS group and the PCEA group at each time point decreased (P < 0.