Changes in Salivary Oxytocin Level of Term Pregnant Women after Aromatherapy Footbath for Spontaneous Labor Onset: A Non-Randomized Experimental Study

Background: Aromatherapy is usually used to stimulate labor. However, its specific physiological effects have been scarcely examined. We evaluated whether an aromatherapy footbath increases oxytocin levels in term pregnant women. Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, low-risk term pregnant wome...

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Autores principales: Tadokoro, Yuriko, Takahata, Kaori, Shuo, Takuya, Shinohara, Kazuyuki, Horiuchi, Shigeko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10341564/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37444109
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20136262

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10341564/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37444109
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20136262

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