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Systematic Review

Impact of Hypnotherapy on Fear, Pain, and the Birth Experience: A Systematic Review

by
Laura Fernández-Gamero
1,
Andrés Reinoso-Cobo
2,
María del Carmen Ruiz-González
1,3,
Jonathan Cortés-Martín
3,4,*,
Inmaculada Muñóz Sánchez
3,5,
Elena Mellado-García
3,6 and
Beatriz Piqueras-Sola
1,3
1
Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital, Av. de las Fuerzas Armadas, 2, 18014 Granada, Spain
2
Department of Nursing and Podiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malaga, 29071 Malaga, Spain
3
Research Group CTS-1068, Andalusia Research Plan, Junta de Andalucía, 18014 Granada, Spain
4
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
5
“La Chana” Health Center, Granada Health District, 18013 Granada, Spain
6
Costa del Sol Health District, Av. de Mijas, 28, 29640 Fuengirola, Spain
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Healthcare 2024, 12(6), 616; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12060616
Submission received: 17 January 2024 / Revised: 26 February 2024 / Accepted: 5 March 2024 / Published: 8 March 2024
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Preparation for Childbirth: Coping with Fear of Childbirth)
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Abstract

In recent times, research has been conducted on the use of hypnosis during childbirth preparation and its effects on pain, fear, and overall childbirth experience. The main objective of this study was to analyze the published scientific literature on the use of hypnotherapy during childbirth preparation and the outcomes achieved during labor. A systematic literature review was conducted following the PRISMA 2020 protocol, with a search performed on the PubMed, Cinahl, Scopus, and WOS databases. Studies meeting inclusion criteria, including randomized controlled trials (RCTs), were evaluated for methodological quality using the PEDro scale. The searches yielded a total of 84 results, from which 7 RCTs of high scientific quality were selected. Each article examined the impact of a hypnosis intervention during pregnancy and the results obtained during labor. The analysis covered the use of epidural anesthesia, pharmacological analgesia during labor, self-reported pain, labor duration, type of delivery, fear of childbirth, and childbirth experience. The results demonstrated benefits in reducing fear and pain during labor, along with an enhancement in the overall childbirth experience. Hypnotherapy can be a valuable resource for reducing fear and pain during labor and improving the lived childbirth experience.
Keywords: hypnosis; hypnotism; hypnoanalysis; hypnotherapy; mesmerism; childbirth; delivery hypnosis; hypnotism; hypnoanalysis; hypnotherapy; mesmerism; childbirth; delivery

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Fernández-Gamero, L.; Reinoso-Cobo, A.; Ruiz-González, M.d.C.; Cortés-Martín, J.; Muñóz Sánchez, I.; Mellado-García, E.; Piqueras-Sola, B. Impact of Hypnotherapy on Fear, Pain, and the Birth Experience: A Systematic Review. Healthcare 2024, 12, 616. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12060616

AMA Style

Fernández-Gamero L, Reinoso-Cobo A, Ruiz-González MdC, Cortés-Martín J, Muñóz Sánchez I, Mellado-García E, Piqueras-Sola B. Impact of Hypnotherapy on Fear, Pain, and the Birth Experience: A Systematic Review. Healthcare. 2024; 12(6):616. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12060616

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Fernández-Gamero, Laura, Andrés Reinoso-Cobo, María del Carmen Ruiz-González, Jonathan Cortés-Martín, Inmaculada Muñóz Sánchez, Elena Mellado-García, and Beatriz Piqueras-Sola. 2024. "Impact of Hypnotherapy on Fear, Pain, and the Birth Experience: A Systematic Review" Healthcare 12, no. 6: 616. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12060616

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Fernández-Gamero, L., Reinoso-Cobo, A., Ruiz-González, M. d. C., Cortés-Martín, J., Muñóz Sánchez, I., Mellado-García, E., & Piqueras-Sola, B. (2024). Impact of Hypnotherapy on Fear, Pain, and the Birth Experience: A Systematic Review. Healthcare, 12(6), 616. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12060616

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