In France, labor induction rate is above 25.8%. Labor induction with Cook's balloon is a non-hormonal mechanical method.
At Roubaix's maternity, midewifes can adminitred acupuncture therapy to help to manage this labor induction.
No studies where found about an effect of acupuncture therapy on delivery provoked by labor induction with Cook's balloon.
pregnant woman with a gestational age of 37 weeks and above
age>=18 years old
having medical indication to be labor induced by Cook's Balloon
speaking French
patient having contraindication for the use of Cook's balloon
patients under curatorship and/or guardianship
Parallel
Acupuncture therapy
Other intervention9 acupuncture points will be used to managed time delivery, pain and improved patient's experience
Impact of 9 acupuncture points on time to delivery
The primary objective will be assessed by recording the time of COOK balloon placement and the time of delivery
Evaluate the impact of acupuncture on patient pain.
Assessment of patient pain using Visual Analogic Scale scores for 1 to 10 points : before insertion of the Cook balloon, one hour after insertion, upon transfer to the delivery room, and during pushing efforts.
Evaluate experiences of the patient during labor induction between the 2 groups
Use of a questionnary with lickert scale (Completely, Sufficiently, Insufficiently, Not at all)
Evaluate the consumption of analgesics between the 2 groups
datas of analgesics consumption will be collected in patient record
Comparison of cesarean section rate, balloon failure rate and induction duration between the two groups
percentage of Caesarean sections recorded in patients' medical records
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