Complementary therapies for labour and birth study: a randomised controlled trial of antenatal integrative medicine for pain management in labour

BMJ Open

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2016, Pages

  Levett, Kate M ^a   Smith, C A ^a   Bensoussan, A ^a   Dahlen, H G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANALGESIA; AUSTRALIA; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANALGESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; LABOR; LABOR PAIN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; AUSTRALIA; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; LABOR PAIN; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 84977642990     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/BMJOPEN-2015-010691     Document Type: Article

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