Pregnancy and labor massage

Expert Review of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 177-181

  Field, Tiffany ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative therapy; Labor pain; Postpartum depression; Pregnancy massage; Prematurity

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

AFFERENT NERVE GROUP 1; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY; BACKACHE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; FETUS MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LABOR PAIN; LEG PAIN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MASSAGE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRESSORECEPTOR; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; REVIEW; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 77949396802     PISSN: 17474108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/eog.10.12     Document Type: Review

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