Aromatherapy in childbirth: A pilot randomised controlled trial

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 838-844

  Burns, E ^a   Zobbi, V ^b   Panzeri, D ^b   Oskrochi, R ^a   Regalia, A ^b  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aromatherapy; Childbirth; Complementary and alternative medicine; Intrapartum; Labour; Midwifery

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL;

ADULT; AMNIOTOMY; APGAR SCORE; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISIOTOMY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ITALY; LABOR; LABOR MANAGEMENT; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VAGINA; WELLBEING;

AROMATHERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34250341717     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01381.x     Document Type: Article

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