Pilotstudie zur Anwendung von Bach-Blütenessenzen bei Erstgebärenden mit verlängerter Tragzeit

Abstract: The purpose of the following study was to evaluate the use of Bach Flower Remedies in labor prophylaxis. The results of studies from Bonica (1976) and Hauffe (1987) showed that labor prophylaxis reduces anxiety and improves the coping mechanisms of laboring women. Twentyfour primiparae relaying labor between six and seventeen days were compared in several dependent variables such as days until onset of labor, type of labor, amount of medicine during delivery, state anxiety and emotional state measured twice. The Bach Flower Remedy Group (group 1) was compared with two other groups (psychological and only obstetric treatment) in above variables.The results show that the Bach Flower Remedy Group required fewer drugs during parturation and the course of labor was easier. This could be interpreted as reduction of anxiety during parturation through Bach Flower Remedies that was earlier explained in Read's Anxiety-Tension-Pain-Cycle.No differences were found in the oneway variances and the orthogonal comparisons of the variables state anxiety and emotional state.Even though not each one of above mentioned hypotheses could be proofed right within the limited parameters of this study, the use of Bach Flower Remedies as labor prophylaxis and facilitator has nevertheless been shown as useful. Further controlled research is worth the effort.

Keyword(s): Bach-Blütenessenzen

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