Evidências científicas sobre os óleos essenciais mais aplicados na aromaterapia durante o trabalho de parto: revisão de literatura

Abstract

Introduction: Aromatherapy is an ancient therapeutic practice that consists of using essential oils (EO) extracted from aromatic plants to stimulate different parts of the brain, in order to promote or improve health. Studies indicate that aromatherapy has been effective in relieving pain and anxiety during labor (PT), thus providing comfort and well-being to the woman in labor, through different essential oils. Objective: This article aims to identify in the scientific literature which essential oil is most used in aromatherapy during labor in the last ten years. Methodology: The method used was an integrative literature review, which was guided by articles from the following databases: Virtual Health Library and Cochrane Library, published in the last 10 years in Portuguese and English. Result: As a result, 69 studies were found in total, of which, after applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 07 were selected for the construction of the research. Conclusion: In view of the study, it is considered that aromatherapy is a complete technique that is quite effective and helpful during labor, reducing the pain and anxiety of women in labor, however, according to the analysis carried out, there is no sporadicity in the applicability of just one essential oil always being employed or be used more than another. Furthermore, the study also brought benefits to the scientific community and society in general, as it presents significant information regarding the labor proces.