Effectiveness of subcutaneous injection of sterile water to the lower back for pain relief in labor

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 231-233

  Kushtagi, Pralhad ^a   Bhanu, Basvanahalli Thimmegouda ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Labor analgesia; Low back pain; Sterile water; Subcutaneous injection

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE; STERILE WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; HUMAN; LABOR PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MATERNAL AGE; NOCICEPTION; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; LABOR PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; WATER;

EID: 59649120048     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340802635534     Document Type: Article

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