Acupressure to reduce labor pain: A randomized controlled trial

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1453-1459

  Hjelmstedt, Anna ^a   Shenoy, Sheela T ^b   Stener Victorin, Elisabeth ^c   Lekander, Mats ^d   Bhat, Mamta ^b   Balakumaran, Leena ^b   Waldenström, Ulla ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acupressure; Coping; labor; Pain; Randomized control trial

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; LABOR PAIN; LABOR STAGE 3; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NULLIPARA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACUPRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LABOR PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958450130     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016349.2010.514323     Document Type: Article

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