Swiss ball to relieve pain of primiparous in active labor

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The Swiss ball has been widely used in different health sectors. It is considered effective to relieve pain and to help labor evolution, however there are few studies. This study aimed at evaluating the effect of the Swiss ball on pain relief and active labor duration of pr...

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Main Authors: Rubneide Barreto Silva Gallo, Licia Santos Santana, Alessandra Cristina Marcolin, Silvana Maria Quintana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Estudo da Dor
Series:Revista Dor
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-00132014000400253&lng=en&tlng=en