Epidural analgesia for pain relief in labour and childbirth - A review with a systematic approach

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 455-466

  Nystedt, Astrid ^a,c   Edvardsson, David ^a   Willman, Ania ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Evidence based nursing; Obstetrical analgesia; Pain relief

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA BASE; DYSTOCIA; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEVER; HUMAN; LABOR PAIN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MIDWIFE; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MULTICENTER STUDIES; NURSE MIDWIVES; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; OBSTETRICAL NURSING; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2442459953     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2003.00849.x     Document Type: Review

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