Labor pain is reduced by massage therapy

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 286-291

  Field, T ^a   Hernandez Reif, M ^a   Taylor, S ^a   Quintino, O ^a   Burman, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Educating Hands Sch Massage T   (United States)

Author keywords

Labor pain; Massage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABOR; LENGTH OF STAY; MASSAGE; MOOD; MOTHER; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PRENATAL CARE; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031465407     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01674829709080701     Document Type: Article

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