[Effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on labor analgesia].

Objective: To observe the effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) on labor pain.

Methods: A total of 151 primiparas who were vaginal delivery were randomized into a TEAS group (76 cases) and a peridural group (75 cases). In the peridural group, peridural blockage was applied to analgesia.

Delayed umbilical cord clamping in cesarean section reduces postpartum bleeding and the rate of severe asphyxia.

Purpose Of Investigation: To explore the effect of delayed umbilical cord clamping in cesarean section on outcomes of mothers and newborns.

Materials And Methods: A total of 338 pregnant women under cesarean section were randomly divided into two groups: study group with delayed umbilical cord clamping after pulsation loss, and control group with early clamping within 60 seconds after birth.

Results: There were no significant differences in hemoglobin and hematocrit in newborn cord blood, the highest bilirubin after birth, Apgar scores at one and five minutes after birth, and in the occurrence of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia or application of phototherapy.