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Figures & data
Figure 1. Flow diagram of search strategies and inclusion process of publications.
Figure 2. Distribution of publications by years (1963–2022).
Note: Publications in 2023 are not presented in this graph for the sake of comprehensibility and to prevent bias.
Figure 3. Cumulative productivity of most relevant journals.
Table 1. Ten most relevant sources in terms of publication numbers (1963–2023).
Table 2. Articles on non-pharmacological interventions that are used in the management of labor pain with greatest numbers of local citations (1963–2023).
Figure 4. Scientific productivity of countries about non-pharmacological interventions that are used in the management of labor pain (1963–2023).
Table 3. Twenty countries with the highest funding for research on non-pharmacological interventions in the management of labor pain and their funding rates.
Table 4. Classification of non-phamakological interventions in resource quantity, and frequency of interventions.
Figure 5. Trending non-pharmacological interventions.
Figure 6. General trending topics about non-pharmacological interventions that are used in the management of labor pain.
Figure 7. Co-authorship analysis cluster diagram (among countries).
Figure 8. Overlay visualization of co-authorship network between countries.
Figure 9. Co-word analysis.
Table 5. Research themes related to non-pharmacological interventions in the management of labor pain.
Research data overview
Data availability statement
The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author, upon reasonable request.