Relaxation techniques for pain management in labour

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2018, Issue 3, 2018, Pages

  Smith, Caroline A ^a   Levett, Kate M ^b   Collins, Carmel T ^c   Armour, Mike ^a   Dahlen, Hannah G ^d   Suganuma, Machiko ^c  

^a WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

^c SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANALGESIA; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINDFULNESS; MUSIC THERAPY; PAIN INTENSITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); VAGINAL DELIVERY; WELLBEING; YOGA; META ANALYSIS; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPINE POSITION;

ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR PAIN; MINDFULNESS; MUSIC THERAPY; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RELAXATION THERAPY; SUPINE POSITION; YOGA;

EID: 85041822527     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009514.pub2     Document Type: Review

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