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Breast Stimulation to Augment Labor: History, Mystery, and Culture
Author(s) -
Curtis Peter
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
birth
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.233
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1523-536X
pISSN - 0730-7659
DOI - 10.1046/j.1523-536x.1999.00123.x
Subject(s) - augment , stimulation , medicine , health care , variety (cybernetics) , economics , economic growth , computer science , philosophy , linguistics , artificial intelligence
This paper describes the development of a researchable project, arising from the clinical observation of a physiologic phenomenon during labor. Augmentation of labor by breast stimulation has been used in a variety of cultures for centuries. The process of developing a clinical study of augmentation in the modern obstetric environment is discussed, with reference to cultural attitudes of patients and health care workers.