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BIRTH

Acupressure to reduce labor pain: a randomized controlled trial

Anna Hjelmstedt Department of Women's and Children's Health, Division of Reproductive and Perinatal Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sheela T. Shenoy Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical College, Trivandrum, India
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Elisabeth Stener-Victorin Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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Mats Lekander Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Section of Psychology and Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm and Sweden Stress Research Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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Mamta Bhat Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical College, Trivandrum, India
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Leena Balakumaran Population Health and Research Institute, Medical College, Trivandrum, India
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Ulla Waldenström Department of Women's and Children's Health, Division of Reproductive and Perinatal Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Pages 1453-1459 | Received 07 Nov 2009, Accepted 08 Jul 2010, Published online: 08 Sep 2010

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