모유수유에 대한 이침요법의 임상적 효과

Clinical Efficacy of Ear Acupuncture Therapy on Breast Feeding:

Objectives: This study was conducted to investigate randomized controlled trials using ear acupuncture therapy on breast feeding and to determine its clinical efficacy. Methods: All relevant studies were searched in the China National Knowledge Infrastructure and were reviewed by authors independently to select suitable studies. Risk of bias tool was used to assess the quality of included studies. Results: 38 studies were selected consequentially. In normal maternities and maternities with hypogalactia, most of studies showed that ear acupuncture therapy increases the amount of milk, advances the initial time of lactation, and increases the level of prolactin. The risk of bias on included studies were unclear and high generally. Conclusions: Ear acupuncture therapy has a significant clinical efficacy on breast feeding related problems, especially on the amount of milk, the initial time of lactation, and the level of prolactin. Moreover it is a simple and safe nonpharmacological therapy. However more high-quality studies are needed to be confident its efficacy and safety.