Effect of birth ball on labor pain relief: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1679-1686

  Makvandi, Somayeh ^a   Latifnejad Roudsari, Robab ^a   Sadeghi, Ramin ^b   Karimi, Leila ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

birth ball; childbirth; pain management

Indexed keywords

BIRTH BALL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; GYNECOLOGICAL AND OBSTETRIC THERAPEUTIC DEVICE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LABOR PAIN; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN INTENSITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ADULT; ANALGESIA; BIRTH; DEVICES; FEMALE; LABOR; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR PAIN; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PARTURITION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84946074949     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jog.12802     Document Type: Review

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