Labor Pain - Therapy
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Does acupuncture have a place as an adjunct treatment during pregnancy? A review of randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Complementary medicine has become popular throughout many Western countries and is widely used by women across all stages of their life cycle. Acupuncture is used by women during their pregnancy, and research suggests that acupuncture ... Read more...

The management of breakthrough pain during labour.

30 Jul 2009 There is a long history of attempts to alleviate the pain of childbirth, particularly in Asian and Middle Eastern civilisations. In the UK, it was the administration of chloroform to Queen Victoria by John Snow in 1853 that is widely credited with ... Read more...

Births in two different delivery units in the same clinic--a prospective study of healthy primiparous women.

20 Jun 2009 BACKGROUND: Earlier studies indicate that midwife-led birth settings are associated with modest benefits, including reduced medical interventions and increased maternal satisfaction. The generalizability of these studies to birth settings with low ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Labor Pain - Therapy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Does acupuncture have a place as an adjunct treatment during pregnancy? A review of randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews. 30 Aug 2009
• The management of breakthrough pain during labour. 30 Jul 2009
• Births in two different delivery units in the same clinic--a prospective study of healthy primiparous women. 20 Jun 2009
• [Effectiveness of non-pharmacological strategies in relieving labor pain] 30 May 2009
• A trend analysis in referrals during pregnancy and labour in Dutch midwifery care 1988-2004. 30 May 2009
• Sterile water injection for labour pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. 12 May 2009
• Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for pain relief in labour. 13 Apr 2009
• Acupuncture as pain relief during delivery: a randomized controlled trial. 27 Feb 2009
• Cultural differences in child delivery: comparisons between Jewish and Arab women in Israel. 27 Feb 2009
• Why music matters in childbirth. 30 Dec 2008
• Pregnancy and labor alternative therapy research. 30 Dec 2008
• Effectiveness of subcutaneous injection of sterile water to the lower back for pain relief in labor. 30 Dec 2008
• Pregnancy and labor alternative therapy research. 30 Aug 2008
• [Polish Gynecological Society's recommendations regarding prevention of labor pain Part II: Treatment of pain during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum period] 30 Jul 2008
• Pain relief to a point. 30 Jul 2008
• Information from your family doctor. Labor and delivery: what you should know. 30 Jul 2008
• Spontaneous vaginal delivery. 30 Jul 2008
• A reader responds to "Sterile water is better than acupuncture in relieving the pain of labor". 29 Jul 2008
• Reexploring the subconcepts of the Wittmann-Price Theory Of Emancipated Decision Making in women's healthcare. 29 Jun 2008
• [Labor pain and pain relief] 10 Jun 2008

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Technical information about 'Labor Pain'

Definition: Pain associated with OBSTETRIC LABOR in CHILDBIRTH. It is caused primarily by UTERINE CONTRACTION as well as pressure on the CERVIX; BLADDER; and the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. Labor pain mostly occurs in the ABDOMEN; the GROIN; and the BACK.

Descriptor UI: D048949

Alternative terms: Labor Pain; Pain, Labor; Obstetric Pain; Pain, Obstetric;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.597.617.515; C23.888.592.612.490; C23.888.646.492;

History Note: 2005