Evaluation of a birth preparation program on lumbopelvic pain, urinary incontinence, anxiety and exercise: A randomized controlled trial

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Miquelutti, Maria A ^a   Cecatti, José G ^a   Makuch, Maria Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b Center for Mother and Child Research of Campinas   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antenatal exercises; Anxiety; Birth preparation program; Low back pain; Pelvic pain; Pregnancy; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BIRTH PREPARATION PROGRAM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRETCHING; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; BIRTH WEIGHT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PELVIC PAIN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; URINARY INCONTINENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880929698     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-154     Document Type: Article

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