Perineal massage during pregnancy: A prospective controlled trial

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 499-502

  Mei dan, Elad ^a   Walfisch, Asnat ^a   Raz, Iris ^b   Levy, Amalia ^c   Hallak, Mordechai ^a  

^a HILLEL YAFFE MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Episiotomy; Massage; Oil; Perineum; Tear

Indexed keywords

SUTURE MATERIAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MASSAGE; NULLIPARA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINEAL MASSAGE; PERINEUM INJURY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; INJURY; LABOR COMPLICATION; LABOR PAIN; LABOR STAGE 2; METHODOLOGY; PARITY; PERINATAL CARE; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

ADULT; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR PAIN; LABOR STAGE, SECOND; MASSAGE; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PARITY; PERINATAL CARE; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 52049126488     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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