Women and Birth
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 157-163 , December 2008

Intradermal sterile water injections for the relief of low back pain in labour—A systematic review of the literature

  • Vikki Fogarty

      Affiliations

    • UNSW Rural Clinical School, Coffs Harbour, NSW 2450, Australia
    • Pregnancy Care Service, Coffs Harbour Health Campus, NSW 2450, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationTel.: +61 2 6656 5300.

Received 21 June 2008 ,Revised 22 August 2008 ,Accepted 26 August 2008.

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PII: S1871-5192(08)00078-4

doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2008.08.003

Women and Birth
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 157-163 , December 2008

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