The application of lavender aromatherapy in induced abortion of pregnant women with oxytocin
Objective To investigate the effects of lavender aromatherapy in improving labor pain and negative emotions among the pregnant women undergoing labor induction with oxytocin.Methods A total of 118 primiparas from September 2022 to June 2023 in obstet-rics department of a tertiary hospital in Nanjing who intended to receive labor induction with oxytocin were divided into observation group(n=60)and control group(n=58)by random number table method.Both groups were given routine nursing care for labor induction with ox-ytocin.The observation group was given lavender therapy on the basis,the control group was given distilled water.The levels of labor pain,anx-iety,and fear at different time,as well as the effect of labor induction with oxytocin after intervention were compared between the two groups.Results After intervention,the levels of labor pain,anxiety,and fear in the observation group were lower than those in the control group(P＜0.05).There was also statistical significance at each measurement time(P＜0.05).Intervention measures and intervention time had an in-teractive effect on the level of labor pain(P＜0.05).And 8 hours after labor induction and by the end of the induction,the pain level in the ob-servation group was lower than that in the control group(P＜0.05).The induction time in the observation group was shorter than that in the control group,and the number of cases using medication(pethidine hydrochloride,diazepam)was less than that in the control group,with sta-tistically significant differences(P＜0.05).Conclusion The lavender aromatherapy can effectively relieve the labor pain in pregnant women undergoing oxytocin induction,alleviate their negative emotions such as anxiety and fear,shorten the induction time,and reduce the use of medications such as pethidine hydrochloride and diazepam.
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