Experience of water birth delivery in Iran

Archives of Iranian Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 468-471

  Chaichian, Shahla ^a   Akhlaghi, Ali ^a   Rousta, Firouzeh ^a   Safavi, Mahboobeh ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Complementary medicine in obstetrics; Normal vaginal delivery; Obstetrical complications; Physiologic delivery

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; OPIATE; OXYTOCIN; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; LABOR INDUCTION; LABOR ONSET; LABOR PAIN; LABOR STAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREGNANT WOMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VAGINAL DELIVERY; WATER BIRTH;

ADULT; BATHS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMERSION; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; NATURAL CHILDBIRTH; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 70350786375     PISSN: 10292977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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