Duration of the second stage of labor while wearing a dental support device: A pilot study

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 672-678

  Matsuo, Koji ^a,b,c   Mudd, Janna V ^a,b   Kopelman, Jerome N ^a,b   Atlas, Robert O ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Dental occlusion; Pushing; Randomized controlled trial; Second stage of labor

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; LABOR STAGE 2; MOUTH PROTECTOR; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH OCCLUSION; VACUUM EXTRACTION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR STAGE, SECOND; MUSCLE STRENGTH; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURE; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 70049084937     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2008.01010.x     Document Type: Article

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