Effect of Birth Ball Usage on Pain in the Active Phase of Labor: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 137-140

  Taavoni, Simin ^a   Abdolahian, Somayeh ^a   Haghani, Hamid ^a   Neysani, Leyla ^a  

^a NONE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Birth ball; Duration of labor; Labor pain management; Uterine contraction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH BALL EXERCISE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR PAIN; LABOR STAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY EFFECT; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR PAIN; LABOR STAGE, FIRST; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PARITY; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS; UTERINE CONTRACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953057622     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: 15422011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-2011.2010.00013.x     Document Type: Article

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