Hydrotherapy in labor

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 347-352

  Benfield, Rebecca D ^a,b,c,d  

^a Beta Nu   (United States)

^b School of Nursing   (United States)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bathing; Hydrotherapy; Immersion; Labor; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; LABOR COMPLICATION; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; PAIN; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ADULT; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROTHERAPY; MOTHERS; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PAIN; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0036357208     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2002.00347.x     Document Type: Article

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