Journal article
Sterile water injection for labour pain: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomised controlled trials
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Up to one-third of labouring women will experience painful 'back labour'. Sterile water injected lateral to the lumbosacral spine is a simple and well-researched approach to this pain.
OBJECTIVE: To determine if sterile water injection for low back pain compared to placebo or alternative therapy increased or decreased the rate of Caesarean section.
Authors
Hutton E; Kasperink M; Rutten M; Reitsma A; Wainman B
Journal
BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Vol. 116, No. 9, pp. 1158–1166
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
8 2009
DOI
10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02221.x
ISSN
1470-0328