Unexpected consequences: women’s experiences of a self-hypnosis intervention to help with pain relief during labour

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Unexpected consequences: women’s experiences of a self-hypnosis intervention to help with pain relief during labour

Background: Self-hypnosis is becoming increasingly popular as a means of labour pain management. Previous studies have produced mixed results. There are very few data on women’s views and experiences of using hypnosis in this context. As part of a randomized controlled trial of self-hypnosis for in...

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Main Authors:	Finlayson, Kenneth, Downe, Soo, Hinder, Susan, Carr, Helen, Spiby, Helen, Whorwell, Peter
Format:	Article
Published:	BioMed Central 2015
Subjects:	Self-hypnosis Pain relief Labour Childbirth Women
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/35391/

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