en پزشکی عمومى General medicine مروری Review Article <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height:115%"><b><i><span style="line-height:115%">Background and objectives:</span></i></b><span style="line-height:115%"> One of the potentially effective methods for relieving postpartum perineal pain is auricular acupressure. This review aimed to evaluate the clinical effect of auricular acupressure on postpartum perineal pain in a systematic review. <b><i></i></b></span></span><br> <span style="line-height:115%"><b><i><span style="line-height:115%">Material and Methods:</span></i></b><span style="line-height:115%"> An extensive systematic search was performed on online electronic databases, including Scopus, PubMed/MEDLINE, ProQuest, Web of Science, and Cochrane using the keywords related to the purpose, from the earliest to June 30, 2021. <b><i></i></b></span></span><br> <span style="line-height:115%"><b><i><span style="line-height:115%">Results: </span></i></b><span style="line-height:115%">Of 263 articles, three studies were included in the review. A total of 386 women with a mean age of 29.79 years were included in the review. Of the participants, 192 women were in the intervention group. Of the studies included, two studies evaluated auricular acupressure, and one study evaluated battlefield auricular acupuncture plus standard analgesia. Overall, the number of acupressure points varied from 3 to 5. In most cases, auricular acupressure was used at points of Shen Men (n=3) and the external genital area (n=2). Overall, auricular acupressure in one study out of three studies had a significant effect on reducing postpartum perineal pain. Two out of three studies reported no side effects of auricular acupressure for participants. <b><i></i></b></span></span><br> <span style="line-height:115%"><b><i><span style="line-height:115%">Conclusion:</span></i></b><span style="line-height:115%"> It seems that auricular acupressure can be used as a simple, low-cost, and practical intervention to reduce postpartum perineal pain. However, future well-designed studies are needed to confirm the findings of this systematic review.</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></span></span></span></span></div> Complementary Therapies,Acupuncture, Ear,Postpartum Period,Pain, 45 52 http://goums.ac.ir/jorjanijournal/browse.php?a_code=A-10-842-5&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Zohreh Hosseini Marznaki zhosseinimarznaki@gmail.com 10031947532846008858 10031947532846008858 No Department of Nursing, Amol Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. zainab alimoradi zainabalimoradi@yahoo.com 10031947532846008859 10031947532846008859 No Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran Mohammad Hossein Hakimi mhha5479@gmail.com 10031947532846008860 10031947532846008860 No Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran Maryam Haghighi maryamhaghighi413@gmail.com 10031947532846008861 10031947532846008861 No Emam Reza Hospital, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. Samad Karkhah sami.karkhah@yahoo.com 10031947532846008862 0000000191939176 Yes 1. Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.2. Burn and Regenerative Medicine Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.