BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Self-hypnosis for coping with labour pain: a randomised controlled trial.
To estimate the use of epidural analgesia and experienced pain during childbirth after a short antenatal training course in self-hypnosis to ease childbirth. ⋯ In this large randomised controlled trial of a brief course in self-hypnosis to ease childbirth, no differences in use of epidural analgesia or pain experience were found across study groups. Before turning down self-hypnosis as a method for pain relief, further studies are warranted with focus on specific subgroups.