Does acupuncture used in nulliparous women reduce time from prelabour rupture of membranes at term to active phase of labour? A randomised controlled trial

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1447-1452

  Selmer Olsen, Tone ^a   Lydersen, Stian ^b   Mørkved, Siv ^a,b  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Induction; Labour; Nulliparas; Prelabour rupture of membranes

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMBRANE RUPTURE; NULLIPARA; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRELABOUR RUPTURE OF MEMBRANES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HUMANS; LABOR PAIN; LABOR, INDUCED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36249023818     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340701645287     Document Type: Article

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