Research Article
Manual and Electroacupuncture for Labour Pain: Study Design of a Longitudinal Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 1
Participating midwives’ previous education and experience with administrating acupuncture, prior to study training,
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| Education prior to study training | | One day course with a midwife at the delivery ward | 10 | Practical focus with acupuncture points chosen on TCM basis | | Included neither acupuncture physiology nor EA | | Five-day course with focus on TCM and WM | 14 | Practical and theoretical sessions. | | Acupuncture physiology based on both TCM and WM | | EA not included. | | Six-day course in WM | 11 | Practical and theoretical sessions | | Acupuncture physiology and research within the area of acupuncture and obstetrics | | EA included | | No previous education in acupuncture at all | 3 | Experience of administrating acupuncture during labour, prior to study | | None | 12 | <1 year | 5 | 1-2 years | 10 | 3–10 years | 8 | >10 years | 3 |
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TCM : traditional Chinese medicine, EA : electroacupuncture, WM : western medical acupuncture.
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