Investigation of the effects of peanut ball during labor: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis
The peanut birth ball reduces the first stage of labor duration, and lowers cesarean rates in women with epidural analgesia. While effective and non-invasive, the findings are limited by the risk of bias in some included studies.
Authors
- Mona Larki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6026-7995)
- Amirhossein Sahebkar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8656-1444)
- Somayeh Makvandi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6351-1372)
- Leila Karimi
Institutions
- Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Biotechnology Research Center (IR)
- Iranshahr University (IR)
- Saveetha University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Midwifery
- Published
- 2025-03-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/201345
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.94