Immersion in water for pain relief and the risk of intrapartum transfer among low risk nulliparous women: Secondary analysis of the Birthplace national prospective cohort study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Lukasse, Mirjam ^a,b   Rowe, Rachel ^c   Townend, John ^c   Knight, Marian ^c   Hollowell, Jennifer ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Immersion in water; Intrapartum transfer, Intrapartum caesarean section; Low risk; Midwifery led care; Nulliparous women; Pain management in labour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIRTHING CENTERS; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY ROOMS; FEMALE; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; IMMERSION; LABOR PAIN; PARITY; PATIENT TRANSFER; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WATER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893188184     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-14-60     Document Type: Article

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