Relaxation during pregnancy: What are the benefits for mother, fetus, and the newborn? A systematic review of the literature

Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 296-306

  Fink, Nadine S ^a,b   Urech, Corinne ^c   Cavelti, Marialuisa ^d   Alder, Judith ^c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

fetal heart rate; fetal neurobehavior; maternal stress; maternal well being; neonatal adaptation and neonatal behavior; pregnancy; relaxation techniques

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR COMPLICATION; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; RELAXATION TRAINING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANXIETY; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL WELFARE; NEONATAL NURSING; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; RELAXATION THERAPY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84869439016     PISSN: 08932190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JPN.0b013e31823f565b     Document Type: Article

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