Massage reduced severity of pain during labour: A randomised trial

Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 109-116

  Silva Gallo, Rubneide Barreto ^a   Santana, Licia Santos ^a   Jorge Ferreira, Cristine Homsi ^a   Marcolin, Alessandra Cristina ^a   PoliNeto, Omero Benedicto ^b   Duarte, Geraldo ^a   Quintana, Silvana Maria ^a  

^a Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics ^*  (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Labor pain; Massage; Obstetric labor; Parturition; Randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR PAIN; MASSAGE; METHODOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR PAIN; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MASSAGE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879830980     PISSN: 18369553     EISSN: 18369561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1836-9553(13)70163-2     Document Type: Article

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