Is prenatal childbirth preparation effective in decreasing adverse maternal and neonatal response to labor? A nested case-control study

Acta Biomedica de l'Ateneo Parmense

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 18-22

  Hyun, Hee Kim ^a   Nava Ocampo, Alejandro A ^b,c   Sun, Kyung Kim ^a   Seo, Hui Kim ^a   Yun, Ju Kim ^a   Jung, Yeol Han ^a,d   Hyun, Kyong Ahn ^a   Hyun, Mee Ryu ^a   Jae, Hyug Yang ^a   Moon, Young Kim ^a  

^a Kwandong University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c PharmaReasons   (Canada)

^d Cheil General Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Childbirth preparation; Perinatal outcome; Sophrology

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; PETHIDINE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ACIDITY; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AMNION FLUID; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABOR; LABOR PAIN; MATERNAL STRESS; MATERNAL WELFARE; MECONIUM; NEWBORN DISEASE; NULLIPARA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGENATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR PAIN; MEDITATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; RELAXATION; YOGA;

EID: 48749132612     PISSN: 03924203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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