Massage, reflexology and other manual methods 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   Dahlen, Hannah G ^d   Ee, Carolyn C ^a   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

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR ONSET; LABOR PAIN; MASSAGE; META ANALYSIS; MUSIC THERAPY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); THERMOTHERAPY;

ANALGESICS; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; LABOR ONSET; LABOR PAIN; MASSAGE; MUSIC THERAPY; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 85044535927     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009290.pub3     Document Type: Review

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