Effects of relaxation on psychobiological wellbeing during pregnancy: A randomized controlled trial

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1348-1355

  Urech, Corinne ^a   Fink, Nadine S ^b   Hoesli, Irène ^a   Wilhelm, Frank H ^c   Bitzer, Johannes ^a   Alder, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular system; Endocrine system; Guided imagery; Pregnancy; Progressive muscle relaxation; Relaxation

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENAL MEDULLA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GUIDED IMAGERY; HEART RATE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEISURE; MENTAL STRESS; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; SWITZERLAND; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR; BLOOD PRESSURE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; NOREPINEPHRINE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELAXATION; RELAXATION THERAPY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956613377     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2010.03.008     Document Type: Article

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