A randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study of acupressure wristbands for the prevention of nausea and vomiting during labour and delivery

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 110-117

  Sinha, A ^a   Paech, M J ^a,b   Thew, M E ^a   Rhodes, M ^a   Luscombe, K ^a   Nathan, E ^c  

^a KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Women and Infants Research Foundation   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acupressure; Labour; Nausea and vomiting

Indexed keywords

METOCLOPRAMIDE;

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPRESSURE WRISTBAND; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PLACEBO EFFECT; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ACUPRESSURE; ADULT; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; NAUSEA; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VOMITING; WRIST;

EID: 79953305428     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2010.10.005     Document Type: Article

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