Labor Pain
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Mathematical modeling of the pain and progress of the first stage of nulliparous labor.

30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Patient characteristics may contribute to the progress and pain of labor. Quantitative evaluation of the effects of patient characteristics requires robust mathematical models of labor progress and labor pain. METHODS: The authors ... Read more...

Previous birth experience and birth anxiety: predictors of caesarean section on demand?

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate pregnant women's intentions for opting for caesarean section (CS), their experiences regarding previous births and their expectations for subsequent delivery. Our objectives were to identify ... Read more...

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...

Latest indexed articles for 'Labor Pain'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Science marches forward: a new tool to study the progress of labor. 30 Oct 2009
• Mathematical modeling of the pain and progress of the first stage of nulliparous labor. 30 Oct 2009
• Is there evidence for improved maternal satisfaction with patient-controlled epidural anesthesia? 29 Sep 2009
• Previous birth experience and birth anxiety: predictors of caesarean section on demand? 30 Aug 2009
• 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
• An educational intervention to improve women's ability to cope with childbirth. 30 Jul 2009
• SOGC Joint Policy Statement on Normal Childbirth. 29 Jun 2009
• Success of spinal and epidural labor analgesia: comparison of loss of resistance technique using air versus saline in combined spinal-epidural labor analgesia technique. 29 Jun 2009
• Patient-controlled epidural analgesia regimens for labor analgesia: background infusion or demand-only? 29 Jun 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
• Educational intervention for obstetrical nurses: introducing intravenous fentanyl to the labour floor. 30 May 2009
• A trend analysis in referrals during pregnancy and labour in Dutch midwifery care 1988-2004. 30 May 2009
• Labour pains: giving birth to new mechanisms for the regulation of myometrial contractility. 13 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
• [Patient-controlled continuous epidural analgesia vs intravenous remifentanil infusion for labour anaesthesia] 30 Mar 2009
• Hypnosis in a GP obstetric unit. 30 Mar 2009
• Acupuncture as pain relief during delivery: a randomized controlled trial. 27 Feb 2009

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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