The impact of antenatal massage practice on intrapartum massage application and their associations with the use of analgesics during labour

• Main Authors: Chit Ying Lai (Author), Margaret Kit Wah Wong (Author), Wing Hung Tong (Author), Kam Yan Lau (Author), Suk Yin Chu (Author), Agnes Mei Lee Tam (Author), Lai Ling Hui (Author), Terence T. H. Lao (Author), Tak Yeung Leung (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Massage during labour is one form of intrapartum non-pharmacological pain relief but it is not known whether the frequency of practicing these massage techniques among couples during the antenatal period could enhance the effectiveness of intrapartum massage. This study was to ev...