Catecholamine and cortisol reaction to childbirth

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 50-65

  Alehagen, Siw ^a   Wijma, Klaas ^a   Lundberg, Ulf ^b   Melin, Bo ^b   Wijma, Barbro ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Primiparous women; Salivary cortisol; Urinary catecholamines

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CATECHOLAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSICAL STRESS; PUERPERIUM; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0035022574     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327558IJBM0801_04     Document Type: Article

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