The effects of delivery in water on duration of delivery and pain compared with normal delivery

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 551-555

  Torkamani, Soheila Akbari ^a   Kangani, Farahnaz ^a   Janani, Fatemeh ^a  

^a LORESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Delivery in water; Duration of delivery; Normal delivery; Pain

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; OXYTOCIN; PROMETHAZINE; WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVENTION STUDY; LABOR ONSET; LABOR PAIN; LABOR STAGE 2; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NULLIPARA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 77957348063     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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