Fatemeh Alavian

[ 1 ] - The effect of mint chewing gum on salivary cortisol the first stage of labor in nulliparous women

Background: Delivery is one of the critical stressful incidents in lives of most women and its associated complications can disturb the progress of labor and exacerbate post partum problems. Chewing gum is one of the new non-pharmacological methods to reduce stress. So far no study has been conducted to investigate the effect of chewing gum on the stress of labor. Aim: To determine the effect o...