Analysis of the Clinical Effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine Stimulation Decoction on Promoting Cervical Maturation in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy

Xi Zhao

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¹ Obstetrics Department, Changzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changzhou 213000, Jiangsu, China,

AOGR 2025 , 3(5), 32–40; https://doi.org/10.26689/aogr.v3i5.12704

© 2025 by the Authors. Licensee Whioce Publishing, Singapore. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )

Abstract

Objective: To explore the clinical effect of traditional Chinese medicine stimulation decoction in promoting cervical maturation in the third trimester of pregnancy, in order to enhance the safety and success rate of delivery. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 500 pregnant women in the third trimester who received the intervention of traditional Chinese medicine stimulation decoction from June 2022 to June 2025. The cervical maturity score (Bishop score) and the mode of delivery were used as effect indicators and compared with the control group that did not receive the stimulation decoction. Results: The Bishop score of the intervention group significantly increased (7.8 ± 1.2, 5.3 ± 1.1 in the control group, P < 0.01), the vaginal delivery rate was higher than that of the control group (78% vs. 65%, P < 0.05), and the average delivery time was shortened to 6.2 ± 1.4 hours (8.5 ± 1.6 hours in the control group, P < 0.01). Conclusion: The traditional Chinese medicine stimulation decoction has a good effect on promoting cervical maturation in the third trimester of pregnancy, which is helpful to reduce the rate of cesarean section and increase the rate of vaginal delivery.

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