Lemon and Reduced Labor Pain

• The effect of ylang oil and lemon oil inhalation on labor pain and anxiety pregnant women: A randomized controlled trial.

  • 2023-08
  • Review · n = 15
  • Complementary therapies in clinical practice 52
  • • Ilknur Sirkeci
    • Ozlem Cagan
    • Sevgi Koc

  • PubMed: 37054616
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2023.101748

  2 Insights on

  • Reduced Labor Pain

  • Low evidence
  • Pregnant Women

  The mean pain scores at 5-7 cm dilatation in the intervention groups (lemon oil 6.90, ylang ylang oil, 7.30) were significantly lower than in the control group (9.20) (p = 0.005).

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Large

  Significant

  Yes