Comparison of the Effects of Maternal Supportive Care and Acupressure (BL32 Acupoint) on Pregnant Women’s Pain Intensity and Delivery Outcome

Delivery is considered as one of the most painful experiences of women’s life. The present study aimed to compare the effects of supportive care and acupressure on the pregnant women’s pain intensity and delivery outcome. In this experimental study, 150 pregnant women were randomly divided into supp...

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Main Authors: Marzieh Akbarzadeh, Zahra Masoudi, Mohammad Javad Hadianfard, Maryam Kasraeian, Najaf Zare
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Pregnancy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/129208