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Does Dance Therapy During Active Labor Reduce Labor Pain?, Sarah E. Naber
Does Dance Therapy During Active Labor Reduce Labor Pain?, Sarah E. Naber
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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this selective EBM review is to determine “Does dance therapy during active labor decrease labor pain?”
STUDY DESIGN: A systematic review of two randomized control trials and a cohort study that were published in English between 2014 and 2020.
DATA SOURCES: Three studies were obtained from PubMed, Alt HealthWatch, and AMED. They were all published in peer-reviewed journals and chosen based on their relevance to the clinical question proposed.
OUTCOMES MEASURED: The main outcome measured in all three studies is pain during active labor. Pain was measured in all studies using the visual analog scale (VAS). …