Intrapartum analgesia and its association with post-partum back pain and headache in nulliparous women

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 395-401

  Orlikowski, Christopher E P ^a   Dickinson, Jan E ^b,c,d   Paech, Michael J ^c,d,e   McDonald, Susan J ^f   Nathan, Elizabeth ^c,d  

^a ROYAL HOBART HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Women and Infants Research Foundation   (Australia)

^d KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^f LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Back pain; Epidural; Headache; Labour; Nulliparous

Indexed keywords

NITROUS OXIDE; PETHIDINE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; LABOR PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDWIFE; MIGRAINE; NULLIPARA; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR PAIN; MIDWIFERY; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; PAIN; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33748191610     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2006.00624.x     Document Type: Article

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