Effects of Boiled Dill Seed on Anxiety During Labor: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Objective: To evaluate the effect of boiled dill seed (Anethum graveolens) on anxiety during childbirth compared with oxytocin. Methods: This study was a randomized controlled trial with 100 pregnant women who were assigned to the oxytocin (50 cases) and the boiled dill seed (50 cases) group by a table of random number. In the boiled dill seed group, 10 g of dill seed was boiled in 100 mL for 10 min and was given to women after filtration once orally at the beginning of active phase. In the oxytocin group, 10 IU of oxytocin in 1000 mL of Ringer solution was prescribed according to the clinical routine. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) in both groups before (at the beginning of the active phase) and after (6 h after the delivery) was completed. Meanwhile, pain intensity and duration of labor, dilatation and effacement scores, Apgar score of newborns, and FHR were measured and evaluated. Results: No statistically significant differences were shown in obvious anxiety scores between the two groups at baseline (P>0.05). After the delivery, in the boiled dill seed group, the number of women with severe [0 vs. 8.0% (4/50)] and almost severe [0 vs. 14.0% (7/50)] trait and almost severe [0 vs. 14.0% (7/50)] state anxiety was lower than those in the control group (P=0.050, P=0.041, respectively). Moreover, labor was shorter in the 1st (P<0.01), 2nd (P=0.78) and 3rd (P=0.10) stages in the boiled dill seed group compared to the control group. Conclusions: Dill seed could be used as an effective treatment to reduce anxiety during labor. Dill seed can be effective in reducing the length of labor. Due to lack of maternal and fetal complications, the boiled dill seed could also be used to reduce cesarean section rates in women who are fearful and anxious of delivery. (RCT Code: IRCT201607177065N2)     

产力宝加速第二产程的研究

目的：观察中药产力宝在第二产程中的临床效果。方法：将观察期间本院经阴道分娩的 妇随机分为３组，分别为产力宝组（８０例），催产素组（５２例）及自然分娩组（２９例，不用任何药物），观察比较各组第二产程时间及母儿预后，并通过监护仪进行内监护测定子宫内压及胎儿明显高于后者，但与催产素组间无显著性差异。对新生儿预后无不良影响。结论：产力宝具有显著加强产力、缩短第二产程作用，副作用小，给药方便，不失为临床一定