Camilla Benigno Biana, Diana Cecagno, Adrize Rutz Porto, Susana Cecagno, Vanessa de Araujo Marques, Marilu Correa Soares
OBJECTIVE: To identify non-pharmacological therapies applied during pregnancy and labor. METHOD: Integrative review conducted in the databases: PubMed, ScieLO and PEDro, searching for articles from 2008 in English, Spanish and Portuguese. The descriptors used were: pregnancy, childbirth, physiotherapy, alternative and complementary medicine, alternative therapy, non-pharmacological therapy, biomechanical therapy. RESULTS: Forty-one articles were analyzed and subdivided into ten categories of nonpharmacological therapies: massage, perineal massage, hot bath, supportive care, childbirth preparation group, breathing techniques, pelvic floor exercises, transcutaneous electrostimulation, Swiss ball and spontaneous pushing...
2021: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P