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Use of the peanut ball during labour: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Parivash Ahmadpour1, Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi2, Rana Doosti1
1Students' Research Committee, Midwifery Department, Tabriz University of Medical sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Aim:
This study aimed to determine effectiveness of peanut ball on the duration of the stages of labour and frequency of caesarean section.
Design:
A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Method:
A comprehensive electronic search was carried out with no time limit until December 2020. Collected data were analysed using software RevMan- version 5.3. Heterogeneity was assessed using I2 , T2 , and 2 . GRADE approach was used to assess the certainty of evidence.
Results:
The meta-analysis on six clinical trials with 645 participants showed no statistically significant difference between the two groups in caesarean surgery rate (RR = 0.82) and length of the first (MD = -15.64).
Conclusions:
Therefore, further clinical trials with stronger evidence should be carried out to assess the effectiveness of peanut ball on caesarean surgery rate and length of first and second stages of labour.
