Efficacy of non-pharmacological interventions for labor pain reduction: A systematic review and meta-analysis
), Zahara H. Hazazi(2), Bandar N. Alhumaidi(3), Shadaid Alanezi(4), Fares Alshammari(5), Alanoud Alobaidly(6), Daniel M. Mamanao(7), Amal zaman(8), Manal H. Suliman(9), Afaf AA. Abdalla(10), Nagat SY. Eltaher(11), Warda E. Hamed(12), Amani AE. Taha(13), Ghadeer AM. Sharawi(14), Veerabhadra Swamy(15), Hammad A. Fadlalmola(16),
(1) Department of Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Jazan University, Saudi Arabia
(2) Department of Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Jazan University, Saudi Arabi
(3) Department of Community health nursing, Taibah University, Saudi Arabia
(4) College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Hafr Albatin, Saudi Arabia
(5) College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Hafr Albatin, Saudi Arabia
(6) College of nursing and health sciences, Flinders University, Australia
(7) Department of Community health nursing, Taibah University, Saudi Arabia
(8) Department of obstetrics and gynecology, College of Medicine, Taibah University, Saudi Arabia
(9) Department of Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Jazan University, Saudi Arabi
(10) Department of Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Jazan University, Saudi Arabi
(11) Department of Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Jazan University, Saudi Arabi
(12) Department of Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Jazan University, Saudi Arabi
(13) Department of Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Jazan University, Saudi Arabi
(14) Department of Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Jazan University, Saudi Arabi
(15) Department of Nursing Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Bisha, P.O. Box 551, Bisha 61922, Saudi Arabia
(16) Department of Community health nursing, Taibah University, Saudi Arabia
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