Nonpharmacologic labor analgesia.
Author: Arendt KW, Tessmer-Tuck JA.
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. Electronic address: arendt.katherine@mayo.edu.
Conference/Journal: Clin Perinatol.
Date published: 2013 Sep
Other:
Volume ID: 40 , Issue ID: 3 , Pages: 351-71 , Special Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2013.05.007 , Word Count: 72
A supportive medical team should be well informed on the various pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic modalities of coping with or mitigating labor pain to appropriately support and respectfully care for parturients. Using the methodical rigor of previously published Cochrane systematic reviews, this summary evaluates and discusses the efficacy of nonpharmacologic labor analgesic interventions.
Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
Acupuncture, Aromatherapy, Hydrotherapy, Hypnosis, Nonpharmacologic labor analgesia, Sterile water papules, TENS, Yoga
PMID: 23972744
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