Acupuncture administered after spontaneous rupture of membranes at term significantly reduces the length of birth and use of oxytocin. A randomized controlled trial

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1348-1353

  Gaudernack, Lise Christine ^a   Forbord, Solfrid ^a   Hole, Eli ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Augmentation; Duration; Labor; Prelabor rupture of membranes; PROM

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIC AGENT; OXYTOCIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR INDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TERM BIRTH; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; OXYTOCICS; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; TERM BIRTH;

EID: 36248932389     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340600935839     Document Type: Article

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