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Transcutaneous Nerve Electrostimulation (TENS) in Pain Relief During Labor: A Scope Review
Carla Cristina Silveira Dos Reis1, Leandro da Cunha Dias1, Lorena Bezerra Carvalho1
1Fundação de Ensino e Pesquisa em Ciências da Saúde (FEPECS), Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
Objective:
To map health evidence on the effectiveness of transcutaneous nerve electrostimulation (TENS) therapy in pain relief during delivery.
Methods:
This is a scoping review in the PubMed, LILACS, Cochrane, VHL, PEDRO, and SciELO databases, through the descriptors electric stimulation, transcutaneous and labor, obstetric and their synonyms.
Results:
A total of 263 studies were identified, of which 54 duplicates were excluded. After sorting by titles and abstracts, there were 24 articles for reading, remaining 6. The six studies evaluated the reduction of pain through the visual analogue scale (VAS).
Conclusion:
The findings indicate that the use of TENS as a nonpharmacological strategy for pain relief in labor has positive results.
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