Self-hypnosis for coping with labour pain: A randomised controlled trial

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 346-353

  Werner, A ^a   Uldbjerg, N ^a   Zachariae, R ^a,b   Rosen, G ^c   Nohr, E A ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Antenatal training; childbirth; epidural analgesia; hypnosis; labour pain

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; LABOR PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NULLIPARA; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; SELF REPORT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; LABOR PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RELAXATION THERAPY; SELF CARE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 84872399134     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12087     Document Type: Article

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