Abstract: Nausea and Vomiting are the most common disorders of digestive system in the pregnancy. This is a
clinical intervention study. Main object was to evaluate the effects of acupressure in reducing the severity of nausea
and vomiting in primigravida women. In this study 100 primigravida women with nausea and vomiting and gestationl
age of 10-16 weeks were randomly selected and divided in two groups. 50 women in the acupressure group or control
group and 50 women in the placebo group or cas group. Age, education, profession, BMI, gestational age, nausea and
vomiting was matched both groups. Treatment in two groups was four days. In the acupressure group sea bands were
placed on neiguan point on hands but in placebo group sea bands were placed on extra neiguan point on hands. there
were not significant different in the severity of nausea and frequency of vomiting before treatment in two groups.
Severity of nausea and frequency of vomiting decreased significantly after treatment in Acupressure group. This study
showed that the acupressure (by sea-bands that is free of side effects and more economical) are effective in reducing
severity of nausea and frequency of vomiting in pregnancy.
[Sima khavandizadeh Aghdam and Rafat kazemzadeh. To evaluate the effects of acupressure by sea band on
nausea and Vomiting of pregnancy.
