Analyzing the Study of Using Acupuncture in Delivery in the Past Ten Years in China

Table 1

The results of literatures classification according to its purpose (𝑛 (%)).

Purpose	RCT	NRCCT	PCSS	Review	Preclinical research	Clinical survey
Acupuncture for pain relief during delivery (𝑛=28)	20; (71.4)	2; (7.1)	0	5; (17.9)	0	1; (3.6)
Acupuncture for the process of labor (𝑛=24)	8; (34.8)	0	3; (8.7)	4; (17.4)	9; (39.1)	0
Acupuncture for disorders of postpartum period (𝑛=32)	9; (27.3)	2; (6.1)	20; (63.6)	1; (3)	0	0
Acupuncture for abortion (𝑛=3)	3; (100)	0	0	0	0	0

RCT: randomized controlled trial; NRCCT: nonrandomized concurrent control trial; PCSS: prospective case series studies.