The Effect of Moxibustion at the Dazhui Point on Hypothermia and Maternal Comfort During Cesarean Delivery…

Randomized trialJournal of investigative surgery : the official journal of the Academy of Surgical Research· Dec 2026

The Effect of Moxibustion at the Dazhui Point on Hypothermia and Maternal Comfort During Cesarean Delivery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Hao Gao, Chunlan Hu, Xi Chen … Jiangang Song

Obstetric AnesthesiaRandomized trialTreatmentQ2IF 4.1

Moxibustion before cesarean delivery reduces intraoperative hypothermia compared with sham treatment.

The Effect of Moxibustion at the Dazhui Point on Hypothermia and Maternal Comfort During Cesarean Delivery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Hao Gao … Jiangang Song

Journal of investigative surgery · Dec 2026

Purpose

This study evaluated whether moxibustion at the Dazhui point (GV14) reduces intraoperative hypothermia during cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia.

Methods

Sixty - four parturients (32/group) scheduled for cesarean section were randomly assigned 30 min before surgery to receive either moxibustion at Dazhui or sham moxibustion (pre-combusted cooled moxa pack); both groups received standard blanket warming.

n = Sixty - four parturients (32/group)

Results

hypothermia still hit most patients, moxibustion just made it less common

Moxibustion

62.5%

Sham

84.38%

More results

Baseline characteristics were similar between groups.

From 10 min after surgery start until operating room departure, core temperature remained consistently higher in the moxibustion group ( p < 0.05).

No significant differences were found in Apgar scores, hospital stay, or postoperative complications.

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Conclusion · 1 of 2

Preoperative moxibustion at Dazhui reduces intraoperative hypothermia and improves maternal comfort during cesarean delivery without adverse neonatal effects.

Conclusion · 2 of 2

Although it cannot completely eliminate hypothermia or shivering, it may serve as an effective non - pharmacological adjunct for thermoregulation in obstetric anesthesia.

The Effect of Moxibustion at the Dazhui Point on Hypothermia and Maternal Comfort During Cesarean Delivery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

The Effect of Moxibustion at the Dazhui Point on Hypothermia and Maternal Comfort During Cesarean Delivery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

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