Labour pain: from the physical brain to the conscious mind

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 139-143

  Whitburn, Laura Y ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain; Conscious mind; Labour pain; Pain perception; Subjectivity

Indexed keywords

ANOSOGNOSIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONSCIOUSNESS; HUMAN; LABOR PAIN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PROPRIOCEPTION;

BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR PAIN; PAIN PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84882404947     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: 17438942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0167482X.2013.829033     Document Type: Article

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